there is nothing else

[blwings]

"VIRGINIA, in all this world there is nothing else real and abiding."

Does this sentence mean everything in this world is real?

 

[tedmc]

You are required to give the source of the sentence.

 

[blwings]

This is an editorial letter of <The Sun> responding an 8-year-old girl's question about Santa.
Here's a link to the whole text.

https://www.newseum.org/exhibits/online/yes-virginia-there-is-a-santa-claus/

 

[Rover_KE]

I don't know how you encountered that 123-year-old newspaper editorial, blwings, but it's a wonderful argument for the existence of Santa Claus.

Does this sentence mean everything in this world is real?

Sort of. I need to think more about that.

(Don't forget to cite the source of quoted text in post #1 next time)

 

[emsr2d2]

[STRIKE]This[/STRIKE] It is an editorial letter [STRIKE]of[/STRIKE] from The Sun, responding to an 8-year-old girl's question about Santa.

Please note my corrections above. Don't use < and > round the titles of books, newspapers etc. Put the title in italics.

 

[jutfrank]

"VIRGINIA, in all this world there is nothing else real and abiding."

Does this sentence mean everything in this world is real?

If you're talking about the physical world, no, it means the opposite. The editor is saying that only those things beyond the veil are truly real and abiding. That's what 'nothing else' refers to.

 

[SoothingDave]

Many newspapers reprint that editorial every year. It's well-known here in the US.