@halfelfhalfreindeer to Ask Lemmy • 1 year agoWhat's a philosophical (not overtly political) position that you hold?message-square169arrow-up1105arrow-down14
arrow-up1101arrow-down1message-squareWhat's a philosophical (not overtly political) position that you hold?@halfelfhalfreindeer to Ask Lemmy • 1 year agomessage-square169
minus-square@lanolinoillink1•1 year agothen why does language occur internally and create new things, like you say, if its only function is about moving information:
minus-square@Boltlink1•1 year agoHow could you convince a solipsist of that? It seems impossible to disprove the position “I am imagining that anything outside my consciousness is real”. Anything you cite as evidence is premised on the conclusion.
minus-square@Boltlink1•1 year ago Language is how we create our stories. The hard solipsist would disagree with you already from the 4th word. Your assuming an other to try to convince someone of their existence. Here are a few theoretical realities: The Matrix. The Boltzmann Brain Hypothesis. You’re a higher form of life dreaming. Last Thursdayism. The perceived existence of language is compatible with all of these, is it not?
then why does language occur internally and create new things, like you say, if its only function is about moving information:
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How could you convince a solipsist of that? It seems impossible to disprove the position “I am imagining that anything outside my consciousness is real”. Anything you cite as evidence is premised on the conclusion.
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The hard solipsist would disagree with you already from the 4th word. Your assuming an other to try to convince someone of their existence.
Here are a few theoretical realities:
The perceived existence of language is compatible with all of these, is it not?
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