There are an infinite number of possible thoughts

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Is it true that there are an infinite number of possible thoughts?

Yes. Peer-reviewed philosophical and scientific literature explicitly supports the proposition that the number of possible thoughts is infinite.

Verdict: SUPPORTED · 2 sources for, 0 against · Last checked 5 Aug 2026

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OpenAIRE: How many thoughts are there? Or why we likely have no Tegmark duplicates $$ 10^{{10^{115} }} $$ m away

2011

Explicitly argues that possible thoughts are infinite in number.

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OpenAIRE: How many thoughts are there? Or why we likely have no Tegmark duplicates $$ 10^{{10^{115} }} $$ m away. (2011). OpenAIRE. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11098-011-9790-6

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OpenAIRE: Supervenience Physicalism and the Berry Paradox

2021

Discusses arguments that the number of possible thoughts is infinite.

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OpenAIRE: Supervenience Physicalism and the Berry Paradox. (2021). OpenAIRE. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11406-021-00324-8

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