@halfelfhalfreindeer to Ask Lemmy • 2 years 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 • 2 years agomessage-square169
minus-square@Boltlink1•2 years 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•2 years 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?
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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