Can we hypothosize a scenario where pigs can fly?

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Could you imagine such a scenario and discuss it?

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Can we hypothosize a scenario where pigs can fly?

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In another thread, a theist insisted that it is impossible to hypothesize an impossible scenario even though writers (even religious writers) have been doing it for centuries:
Can we hypothesize that one day pigs may fly with wings sprouting from their sides? Absolutely not because it is impossible for that to happen.
I would like to propose a scenario where some genetically engineered pigs are bred that grow wings and fly.

I now ask the following questions

What are the hazards of flying pigs and how would we deal with those hazards?
What laws might we have to put in place to govern the managing and breeding of flying pigs?
Would it be ok for people to have a pet flying pig? Would it be ok to have them in cities or near airports?
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Re: Can we hypothosize a scenario where pigs can fly?

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...it is impossible to hypothesize an impossible scenario
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If one define impossible as logically impossible, i.e. necessrily false, as opposed to physically impossible, then the theist is correct on one point, it is impossible to hypothesize an impossible scenario, the problem is with the example: flying pigs are not impossible.

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