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1 Counterfactuals

2 If Oswald didn’t shoot Kennedy, then someone else did
If Oswald didn’t shoot Kennedy, then someone else did. If Oswald hadn’t shot Kennedy, then someone else would have.

3 If Boston had been in Alabama, then Boston would have been in a different place. If Alabama had encompassed Boston, then Boston would have been in a different place.

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7 A counterfactual, A>C is true only if, and because, the closest world at which A is true is also one in which C is true.

8 If Oswald didn’t shoot Kennedy, then someone else did
If Oswald didn’t shoot Kennedy, then someone else did. If Oswald hadn’t shot Kennedy, then someone else would have.

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