implicit means you did not say it, therefore, whatever "it" is, does not exist in your sentence.
Your concept of shark being implicit in the ocean misses the actual issue.
We are not speaking about the idea that certain physical objects while existing, can merely be implied
We are talking about the construction of a sentence. If a word is explicitly in a sentence, then it exists there
If someone believes a word is implicit in the sentence, the idea is present, but the word is not actually present
I am wondering why anyone, without some kind of agenda, would not recognize that the verb is does not actually exist in the sentence
No, implicit means that though the verb is not explicitly stated, its presence, and more to the point, its meaning is implied, and that strongly or, in the case of a verb, necessarily!
You are the one with the agenda, Seth. The man Jesus Christ is our mediator presently, and to deny that is to deny any present remedy to being reconciled with God! My only agenda in this conversation is to persuade you to understanding this truth- for your sake, not mine!
Implicit
ADJECTIVE
implied though not plainly expressed.
"comments seen as implicit criticism of the policies"
synonyms:
implied · indirect · inferred · understood · hinted · [more]
(implicit in)
essentially or very closely connected with; always to be found in.
"the values implicit in the school ethos"
synonyms:
inherent · intrinsic · incorporated · inseparable · inbuilt · [more]
with no qualification or question; absolute.
"an implicit faith in God"
synonyms:
absolute · complete · entire · total · wholehearted · perfect · [more]
mathematics
(of a function) not expressed directly in terms of independent variables.
Doug