According to Hawley, "Unless we can believe that there is no absolute fact of the matter as to what exists, it looks as if we shouldn't identify what exists with what is simultaneous with now. Thus presentism is incoherent."

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Hawley's statement critiques presentism by highlighting the challenge of defining existence solely based on what is simultaneous with "now," but it does not declare presentism incoherent. Instead, it points out a difficulty in reconciling presentism with the idea of absolute facts about existence, suggesting a need for further clarification or adjustment in the presentist view, rather than outright incoherence.

According to Hawley, "Unless We Can Believe That There Is