Solipsism
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Re: Solipsism
I'm not a solipsist, which is what I take you to be asking.
I "believe in it" in the sense in which I believe it's a stance one can have, etc.
I "believe in it" in the sense in which I believe it's a stance one can have, etc.
Re: Solipsism
I prefer not to believe in it as I'm not very keen on the idea of me being a figment of your imagination.buket wrote:Do you believe in solipsism?
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Maybe I am a figment of your imaginationHarbal wrote:I prefer not to believe in it as I'm not very keen on the idea of me being a figment of your imagination.buket wrote:Do you believe in solipsism?
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No ofc not, one must be REALLY mentally ill in order to believe in such stupidity.buket wrote:Do you believe in solipsism?
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Re: Solipsism
flip a coin...buket wrote:Do you believe in solipsism?
no, I accept your possible existence as another entity outside of myself...
yes, now you must prove to me that you are not a figment of my imagination...
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Re: Solipsism
No I do not believe in solipsism because belief is an article of faith which requires zero evidence
And nor do I think that it is true because the existence of others clearly demonstrates its falsity
And nor do I think that it is true because the existence of others clearly demonstrates its falsity
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Yes but you could be the one who really exists and he could be the figment of your imagination insteadHarbal wrote:
I prefer not to believe in it as I am not very keen on the idea of me being a figment of your imagination
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I'm sorry to have to tell you this but you do not really exist.buket wrote:Do you believe in solipsism?
So your question is meaningless.
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While one's own conscious experience is the only thing one can be 100% sure of existing, it's a stretch to extrapolate that to the idea that one's consciousness is the only thing that is real. Then you get all those saying that conscious experience is not real. Others say the whole lot is a sham.buket wrote:Do you believe in solipsism?
My impression is that adherence to solipsism as an idea is about reducing pressure. If life with all its difficulties is not real then we need not worry about our floundering. The grapes were sour anyway, so the story goes.
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It all depends on what side of my face I'm looking at. One side says You're the only one, the other says, think again!
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Also, if one needs 100% certainty to believe something, then "Only my consciousness exists" isn't something that person would believe.Greta wrote:While one's own conscious experience is the only thing one can be 100% sure of existing, it's a stretch to extrapolate that to the idea that one's consciousness is the only thing that is real. Then you get all those saying that conscious experience is not real. Others say the whole lot is a sham.
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That may be because we are not just one thing. Aside from being a self and a world to microorganisms, we are also sub-components of many larger groups ranging from family to community to society to humanity, the biosphere, the Earth, the galaxy etc. That's confusing because we feel like we are all one thing.Dubious wrote:It all depends on what side of my face I'm looking at. One side says You're the only one, the other says, think again!
How about one's presence in this reality?Terrapin Station wrote:Also, if one needs 100% certainty to believe something, then "Only my consciousness exists" isn't something that person would believe.Greta wrote:While one's own conscious experience is the only thing one can be 100% sure of existing, it's a stretch to extrapolate that to the idea that one's consciousness is the only thing that is real. Then you get all those saying that conscious experience is not real. Others say the whole lot is a sham.
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Dubious wrote:It all depends on what side of my face I'm looking at. One side says You're the only one, the other says, think again!
Usually when I feel like only one thing, the word that best describes it starts with I and ends with T. This reduced sense of identity forgoes a lot of complications.Greta wrote:That may be because we are not just one thing. Aside from being a self and a world to microorganisms, we are also sub-components of many larger groups ranging from family to community to society to humanity, the biosphere, the Earth, the galaxy etc. That's confusing because we feel like we are all one thing.