Lexicon of Arguments

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V 111
Coincidence/Lewis: If coincidences did not supervene on facts (LewisVs), then no theories of coincidence - ((s)Vs: not if Definition coincidence/(s): not independence but range of possible reaction - Lewis: a different pattern would bring about an entirely different theory - then the theory of coincidence itself is not something that has a certain chance - Important argument: then several possible worlds are not something that has different story chance conditionals.
Then the theory of coincidence would be necessary (for each possible world). Then it is just about historical information.
>Possible world/Lewis, >Information/Lewis.
Problem: if I know the pre-history, there is only one reasonable belief function.
LewisVs: 1) so little room for maneuvre is not reasonable
2) it is unlikely that the properties of the world should not supervene on certain facts.

V 175
Coincidence/Causing/Lewis: even random events are caused.
>Event/Lewis, >Fact/Lewis, >Causation/Lewis.

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