Likewise with existence: to say that Julius Caesar possibly existed is to say that Julius Caesar existed at some possible world, and to say that Julius Caesar actually existed is to say that Julius Caesar existed at the actual world.
For one, it follows that denials of existence cannot be made with empty names: "Odysseus never existed" is neither true nor false.
Whatever Turkish-Cypriot identity once existed is now being diluted fast.
The fate of his wife and child, if they existed, is unclear.
"This idyllic world that once really existed is now like Narnia to a contemporary child.
The fact that this scenario never really existed is not important.
"She was very, very visible and to disappear like she never existed is certainly very mysterious".
That whales like Livyatan even existed is still a relatively recent discovery.
The age of the Oxo family (if it ever existed) is well and truly over.
The only sign that a public park existed is a large billboard where the entrance used to be.
With the People's party rising again, the chance of seizing the populist vote, if it ever existed, is definitely gone.
