Well, wouldn't this be better phrased as "...must necessarily continue to exist..."?
Because, logically, what currently does exist also necessarily exists.... because that's what existence is. That doesn't mean it has to keep existing, or that it's existence is somehow morally justified by referencing it's own persistence.
I mean, I get that this is nitpicking, but I think that it's an important point to undermine the notion of tradition being self-justifying. I get that it's entirely possible to read 'necessarily exists' broadly enough to encompass the point being made, but I don't think adding 'continue' makes it less of a snappy phrase.
I mean I think it's fine if "exists" is treated as having a progressive/continuous aspect as opposed to a perfective aspect. Given we're not talking about quantum foam, I think progressive is the correct aspect to apply and so it's fine.
I'm going to be honest, I hate grammar. The mere thought of the 'perfective' aspect of a word makes me want to backflip off of my chair onto my neck. When I learned about the aorist tense, I considered forgoing society to join a monastery w/ a vow of silence.
Well, wouldn't this be better phrased as "...must necessarily continue to exist..."?
Because, logically, what currently does exist also necessarily exists.... because that's what existence is. That doesn't mean it has to keep existing, or that it's existence is somehow morally justified by referencing it's own persistence.
I mean, I get that this is nitpicking, but I think that it's an important point to undermine the notion of tradition being self-justifying. I get that it's entirely possible to read 'necessarily exists' broadly enough to encompass the point being made, but I don't think adding 'continue' makes it less of a snappy phrase.
Thanks for reading this 45 seconds of pedantry.
We're leftists, we'll never get over pedantry.
I mean I think it's fine if "exists" is treated as having a progressive/continuous aspect as opposed to a perfective aspect. Given we're not talking about quantum foam, I think progressive is the correct aspect to apply and so it's fine.
I'm going to be honest, I hate grammar. The mere thought of the 'perfective' aspect of a word makes me want to backflip off of my chair onto my neck. When I learned about the aorist tense, I considered forgoing society to join a monastery w/ a vow of silence.
Chomsky BTFO
What’s an aorist
The word comes from Ancient Greek ἀόριστος aóristos "indefinite",[1] as the aorist was the unmarked (default) form of the verb, and thus did not have the implications of the imperfective aspect, which referred to an ongoing or repeated situation, or the perfect, which referred to a situation with a continuing relevance; instead it described an action "pure and simple".
Example?
For a more difficult reading experience, substitute "perfect" for all my uses of "fine" above.