I think it loses its force entirely in that case. Nisan’s proposal was a counterfactual, and Yvain’s counter was a possible world where that counterfactual cannot obtain. Since there is no such possible world, the objection falls flat.
Since there is no such possible world
If this claim is meaningful, isn’t Nisan’s proposal false?
No. Why would that be?
I think it loses its force entirely in that case. Nisan’s proposal was a counterfactual, and Yvain’s counter was a possible world where that counterfactual cannot obtain. Since there is no such possible world, the objection falls flat.
If this claim is meaningful, isn’t Nisan’s proposal false?
No. Why would that be?