Here's a quote from Hume: "Nothing, that is distinctly conceivable, implies a

Here's a quote from Hume: "Nothing, that is distinctly conceivable, implies a

Here's a quote from Hume: "Nothing, that is distinctly conceivable, implies a contradiction." My question is this: what is the difference between something that is logically a contradiction and something that happens to not be instantiated? For example, ghosts do not exist. Could you explain how the concept of a ghost is not a contradiction? Thanks ^^

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