be metaphysical
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But historically, it has sometimes been argued to be metaphysical because measuring the existence of something requires interacting with it, and by definition, we cannot receive signals from beyond our event horizon.
From Scientific American ● Jan. 1, 2023
Nick Flynn: Let me think—"so strange / to imagine . . ." I mean it gets very, you know, more than most of my poems, it gets very—would that be metaphysical, or—?
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 19, 2018
The vignettes can be metaphysical or as simple as a curious cat peering into a number 4.
From Time Magazine Archive
It was noticeable also that for the first time Chautauqua chose this day in which to be metaphysical and scientific, to the exclusion of personal religion.
From Four Girls at Chautauqua by Pansy
Is all this supposed to be metaphysical or just plain impossible?
From Any Coincidence Is by Daniel Callahan
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