When 100 gold coins exist in reality they contain the exact same predicate as to when they exist in the mind. The concept does not change in any way, regardless of where they exist. Thus existence cannot be a predicate otherwsie the concept would be different when it has a reality. Furthermore If I say 100 gold coins exist, and that existence is a predicate, then I say that 100 gold coins posseses the quality of existence. If I say 100 gold coins do not exist, I can say it lacks the quality of existence. This is problematic, as clearly a thing has to exist in the first place in order to lack a quality. Therefore existence is not a predicate, nor a analytical statement, existence is rather snythetic, it relies on evidence to be affirmed.
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