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Convinced
Skeptic Friend
USA
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Posted - 03/23/2012 : 14:24:38 [Permalink]
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Well after my crash course on solipsism here, I will repeat what I said previously:
| If solipsism is true then my present reality is the real reality anyway. |
I think that even if I believe it to be true I cannot change what I think is my present reality. So there is no difference if I believe it or not, so I will reject it and live out my life as if solipsism is false which I believe it to be anyway. |
Therefore be careful how you walk, not as unwise men but as wise, making the most of your time, because the days are evil. So then do not be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is. (Eph 5:15-17) |
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Machi4velli
SFN Regular
USA
854 Posts |
 Posted - 03/23/2012 : 15:10:43 [Permalink]
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Originally posted by Dave W.
Originally posted by Machi4velli
So, basically we reject solipsism because we don't like it, or we think the world is meaningless otherwise? I think this is the decision I make, but I can't claim any validity for the decision, as it's really based solely on personal preference. |
I don't know who the "we" refers to, because I reject solipsism because its truth value is irrelevant given that I cannot act differently based on it.
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Why couldn't it shake your confidence in the validity of empiricism? If we're retreating to some value less than truth since it all rests on a rejection of solipsism, why do we rest on this level of nearly-truth and argue against those cutting other logical corners? Does it become a matter of how egregious the error is? |
"Truth does not change because it is, or is not, believed by a majority of the people."
-Giordano Bruno
"The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, but the illusion of knowledge."
-Stephen Hawking
"Seeking what is true is not seeking what is desirable"
-Albert Camus |
| Edited by - Machi4velli on 03/23/2012 15:18:24 |
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Christianity, immaterialism, and falsifiability
