The supportingargument's move from 'physically unrealizable' to 'not a nomic possibility' equivocates between resource constraints and genuine law-governed impossibility, a distinction Ned Block, Daniel Dennett, and others treat as philosophically decisive.
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genuine law-governed impossibility(a stronger kind of impossibility than merely running out of resources)
Something that cannot happen because it actually violates the fundamental laws of nature, not just because of practical limitations.
nomic possibility(Used to distinguish what is physically realizable from what is merely conceivable)
Possibility consistent with the laws of nature and physical boundary conditions, as distinct from mere logical possibility.
philosophically decisive(the distinction between resource constraints and law-governed impossibility is treated as crucial to getting the philosophy right)
An important distinction that meaningfully settles or clarifies a philosophical debate or argument.
resource constraints(contrasted with fundamental laws of nature—something might be impossible just because we don't have enough resources)
Practical limitations like time, money, energy, or materials that make something hard or impossible to do in practice.