# Poppers Three Worlds Popper argues that objects in World 3 are first *created*, then can subsequently be *discovered*. Popper’s central reason for saying World 3 objects are created, not timelessly existing, is causal: Without humans (or minds), World 3 would never have come into being. World 3 is the product of human activity — an extension of mental life into an autonomous realm. Once we create a world 3 object (such as prime numbers) it gains an objective structure. It has *logical consequences* that we did not create. > “We create problems and theories, but we discover the unexpected consequences and problems inherent in them.” --- Incoming thoughts — I don't agree with Popper here. [ChatGPT](https://chatgpt.com/share/e/6810e21f-3dc0-8006-afa4-9f68d932664a) I believe Popper has a contradiction then? If he believes that reality (world 1) has regularity, structure and constraint that is independent of us, it is effectively following rules. These are abstract—you can't trip over a rule.  But, this means that they have always existed out there, waiting to be discovered.  But popper states that abstractions aren't waiting to be discovered, minds must create them.  This is a contradiction. --- Date: 20250429 Links to: Tags: References: * []()