anything vs. something

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anything vs. something

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1) Nobody can say for sure that anything does not exist. Therefore I can't say for sure that God doesn't exist, just as I can't say for sure that unicorns don't exist.

2) Nobody can say for sure that something does not exist. Therefore I can't say for sure that God doesn't exist, just as I can't say for sure that unicorns don't exist.

Are the above both correct?

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Re: anything vs. something

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Both are grammatical and meaningful.
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