It means I wrote all of Beethoven's string quartets, directed all the great movies, and was the seminal (and only) figure in the development of Quantum Physics. I had no idea I had that sort of range. :wink: — Tom Storm
Now don't spoil it Mr Flag... I was enjoying my achievements. And yes, it does mean I was also responsible for Pol Pot and Hitler and that sitcom, Friends... And you... — Tom Storm
solipsism has basically been proven wrong (or absurd or confused. — green flag
true - but irrelevant. — Manuel
foolish and impractical it is for one to believe something while knowing it makes them miserable. — Judaka
...someone ended up proving solipsism true." — Darkneos
If the mind is all there is, then he cannot know if his mind is all there is since what he knows is a projection of his own mind, which he cannot validate is the only mind in existence. It is assumed. But the assumption cannot be validated. Therefore, his solipsism is in doubt. — Darkneos
These are very good words, you should consider them very seriously.If you're unwilling to challenge any of your own thoughts, ask why, and challenge your unwillingness to challenge yourself. I promise that you're easy to break, but only if you let it happen. — Judaka
Like people saying there is no difference in the world if it’s true or not so you’re better off believing whatever works for you. — Darkneos
It’s an interesting philosophical exercise. But as an actual theory-
Suppose you woke up tomorrow and knew that solipsism was true. What do you do?
Tell anyone? There’s no-one to tell. Do something? There’s nothing to do. Try and learn what’s going on? There’s nothing to learn. You can’t even break free like in a matrix scenario- there’s not cage or illusion. There’s just you.
It’s not just that it’s an unfalsifiable theory- god knows philosophy has no shortage of those- it’s that it’s a theory that, if true, precludes the abstract ability to do anything. If you accept Solipsism, you no longer have any reason to do anything. Even self-interest doesn’t apply anymore- there is no longer anything out there to benefit you. Just sit there and think happy thoughts forever. You can’t die. There’s nothing to kill you, not even your body.
You’re just a dream in the dark. And what does a dream in the dark do but lie there and think?
As much as that’s arguably a philosophers ideal, it’s perhaps best to ignore it and go to those theories that allow for any degree of thought or action in any capacity whatsoever.
Solipsism, born from skepticism, is not ridiculous, or just illogical, or wrong. — Antony Nickles
The truth of Skepticism is that part of being human is our part, to step forward with courage, to treat the other as if they are a human (as if they have a soul Wittgenstein would say), meaning not as if they were real, because I don't know your pain, I react to it (or ignore it). — Antony Nickles
Solipsistic Fact: Unless you literally internally experience of an external agent, such as random voices or God (in which case, you should connect with a therapist or pastor quickly!), you, like me and other “normal” “humans”, receive 100% of their information only from their own sensory inputs. Therefore, everything experiential is part of an internally simulated model of externality set forth by and from the brain/mind.
When entertained as a philosophical thesis, subject to rational norms, it's absurd — green flag
What is the minimal concept (in an epistemological/metaphysical context) of a world ? Of a self ? The world is something that I can be wrong about. — green flag
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