> any artifact must somehow be embedded in the physical world for us to say that it exists at all. Religious belief[1] often has no such constraints. There's

> any artifact must somehow be embedded in the physical world for us to say that it exists at all. Religious belief[1] often has no such constraints. There's also this: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modal_realism https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modal_realism [1] Any metaphysical framework really, including science as it is practiced/experienced, as opposed to the technical scriptures, guidelines, and intentions. For example, see how the Rationalist community has framed the phenomenon: https://www.lesswrong.com/tag/aspiring-rationalist https://www.lesswrong.com/tag/aspiring-rationalist