What does an airless hole need to really exist?

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Philosophy Explorer
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What does an airless hole need to really exist?

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It seems that a hole must start out "holeless" before it can exist.

For example a hole in the ground must have been filled in at some point (probably with dirt) before it can start to exist. And any other hole must have had something inside of it before it can start existing. Would this be an infinite regress I wonder? Does this sound logical to you?

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Re: What does an airless hole need to really exist?

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Philosophy Explorer wrote:It seems that a hole must start out "holeless" before it can exist.

For example a hole in the ground must have been filled in at some point (probably with dirt) before it can start to exist. And any other hole must have had something inside of it before it can start existing. Would this be an infinite regress I wonder? Does this sound logical to you?

PhilX
The artistic idea of negative space might be of interest to you.
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