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10. Modality / D. Knowledge of Modality / 4. Conceivable as Possible / c. Possible but inconceivable

13172	What we cannot imagine may still exist [Leibniz]
	Full Idea: It does not follow that what we can't imagine does not exist.
	From: Gottfried Leibniz (Letters to Johann Bernoulli [1699], 1698.11.18)
	A reaction: This just establishes the common sense end of the debate - that you cannot just use your imagination as the final authority on what exists, or what is possible.