I am not sure if I used the first term in this post, but to me there is a difference. The inherent potential is the potential of something or some kind of situation, but it is not necessarily that this potential will become actual. The "pre-existing" would refer to a "future" actual that will be in some stage of development of something or some kind of situation. I see this as more deterministic.
Let's take the example of the Einstein clone! His inherent potential is to produce groundbreaking ideas, but he may live in a family that cannot feed him well, and his potential will be stopped by his premature death. If we were to talk about pre-existing groundbreaking ideas here, it would mean that we have the certainty that he will produce groundbreaking ideas no matter what happens.
Is there a difference between inherent potential and pre-existing?
I am not sure if I used the first term in this post, but to me there is a difference. The inherent potential is the potential of something or some kind of situation, but it is not necessarily that this potential will become actual. The "pre-existing" would refer to a "future" actual that will be in some stage of development of something or some kind of situation. I see this as more deterministic.
Let's take the example of the Einstein clone! His inherent potential is to produce groundbreaking ideas, but he may live in a family that cannot feed him well, and his potential will be stopped by his premature death. If we were to talk about pre-existing groundbreaking ideas here, it would mean that we have the certainty that he will produce groundbreaking ideas no matter what happens.
Thank for that deft and finely traced differential that I was missing.
My pleasure for sure. I was not sure if my point was clear or not, and I am glad to read that it was at least clear enough.