That's not a tenet of solipsism and it doesn't follow from anything. — Terrapin Station
You completely ignored this part: "Consider thoughts you have, things you imagine, ways you feel, etc. Aren't they sometimes vague/uncertain for you?" — Terrapin Station
Well, yes, there's the issue of hidden processes of the mind that are unknown to the conscious mind, — Wallows
I'm not talking about things that are hidden or unknown/not conscious. — Terrapin Station
A solipsist cannot doubt because they are trapped in their own world. Epistemically closed off, hermetically sealed, thus doubt cannot arise because it is the opposite of what a solipsist experiences, supreme certainty — Wallows
Solipsism (/ˈsɒlɪpsɪzəm/ (listen); from Latin solus, meaning 'alone', and ipse, meaning 'self')[1] is the philosophical idea that only one's mind is sure to exist. As an epistemological position, solipsism holds that knowledge of anything outside one's own mind is unsure; the external world and other minds cannot be known and might not exist outside the mind. As a metaphysical position, solipsism goes further to the conclusion that the world and other minds do not exist. This extreme position is claimed to be irrefutable, as the solipsist believes themselves to be the only true authority, all others being creations of their own mind. — Wikipedia
As you can see the solipsist view stems from doubt[/] that the question "do other minds exist?" clearly demonstrates. I don't see how that questioning mind, the doubt that bothers the solipsist, leads to certainty as you put it. — TheMadFool
Imagine if you were a true solipsist, or "God", does God doubt? Wouldn't an omniscient being not even be able to doubt? — Wallows
How's omniscience related to solipsism? — TheMadFool
From what I can see solipsism is born from not knowing rather than knowing. You may be referring to hardline solipsism here but I don't subscribe to the belief that only I exist. — TheMadFool
Yeah, well think about it this way. I am omniscient, there is nothing more to know about the "world". Hence, the life of a solipsist is epistemically absolute, no doubt can arise. — Wallows
But it's not necessary for there to be no other minds. An omniscient being may come to know other minds exist. — TheMadFool
I don't know. — Said no God ever.
1) It is possible for an omniscient being to know other minds exist. So omniscience doesn't lead to solipsism. — TheMadFool
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