(1) Bovine biology and geometry
Russell, bringing to bear the entire artillery of modern logic and mathematics, succeeded in proving the nonexistence of carnivorous cows. (Scott Soames, Philosophical Analysis in the Twentieth Century (2003), vol. I, p. 96 fff.)
We, however, calmly assert the existence of round ones.
(2) A word on the Golden Mountain
My wife and I climbed this last year on spring break, so I speak with some authority. The air above is fresh and cool, the skies serene, and it gives off a pleasant aureate glow. However, actual existence does not figure among the predicates it enjoys. On this, the philosophers were spot-on: The Golden Mountain does not exist.
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