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Full Idea
At bottom, the world is an amodal place. Necessity and possibility do not carve at the joints; ultimate reality is not 'full of threats and promises' (Goodman). The book of the world says how things are, not how they must or might be.
Gist of Idea
The world does not contain necessity and possibility - merely how things are
Source
Theodore Sider (Writing the Book of the World [2011], 12)
Book Ref
Sider,Theodore: 'Writing the Book of the World' [OUP 2011], p.266
A Reaction
Nice to see this expressed so clearly. I find it much easier to disagree with as a result. At first blush I would say that if you haven't noticed that the world is full of threats and promises, you should wake up and smell the coffee. Actuality is active.