Hypotheticopolis

Hypotheticopolis is a city which is a sort of microcosm of the whole world, and also happens to be free from facts. Besides "Hypotheticopolis", this wondrous city is also known by many other names, such as "Twin Earth":


 * On Twin Earth, a brain in a vat is at the wheel of a runaway trolley.

However, this city is usually not referred to by name, but rather by terms such as "if", "suppose", and "unknown unknowns". For example:


 * Suppose the FBI had captured Mohamed Atta before Sept. 11, 2001.

Being a fact-free city, Hypotheticopolis is often treated as a testing ground for moral and philosophical problems that confront the Free World. And for a good reason too: for, to do otherwise will mean to deal with those treasonous things known as facts.