Is this boring enough Matt?

[lifeisaprelude]

This is dedicated to my philosophising buddies at home: the mel and the robert. You guys are going to be world famous once I hand in my Philosophy assessment with your names on it

Comments

[bloomsnight]

i will suggest further that whether or not other people or objects exist is fundamentaly irrelevent. to my own mind (if that even exists), they exist, and since that is the only direct way i have of determining existence, from my point of view they do exist. whether or not they exist from an "objective" viewpoint is indetermenate because there are no objective viewpoints.

[lifeisaprelude]

I would agree to you. It is irrelevant if other minds exist independently of our since we perceive their existence. That's philosophy. Thie thing I love about solipsism (which is Mel's argument, that there is no proof that anything other than ourselves truly exist) is that a solipsist can never share his beliefs with anyone else since the person he is sharing with only knows their own mind and therefore only has proof of his/her existence. Therefore there can never be more than one solipsist in the universe that are actually right about their beliefs. This is why most philosophers try to disprove solipsism and will not argue for it. Poor Descartes never realised the implications of his statements which now form the basis of the inarguable solipsist perspective.

[bloomsnight]

furthermore, how would one define existence as a non-solipsist?

[lifeisaprelude]

Its easy. Just say that you believe that other minds (and everything else) exists independently of yourself and your perception of things as a first person experience is just that: perception. It has no proof other than common sense to back it up but it is far less egocentric.

[anangrymoose]

I found this update riveting dear Lauren. Oh, how I do enjoy reading philosophical arguments. Please, try harder.

[ethnic]

next time in english please

hey friend it's ann!

[shedeatcheetos]

remember me, maths buddy. i added you as a friend, so how life in canada? you will be pleased to hear that you have been replaced by nam. i am in prep and so have to go because i'm not doing school work, oh and dij says that you have been replaced in english by linden. so well i guess i'll write to you later, hope the canadian bum monkeys haven't eaten you inside out yet, those damn almost americans. So been mistaken for a lesbian yet? so G2G homework to do, people to see...

Re: hey friend it's ann!

[lifeisaprelude]

I'm glad everyone cares so much as to replace me so quickly. Replaced by Nam? Did he get too sick of Freeman?
I havent been mistaken as a lesbian. My hair is long enough for me to look hetero. And the canadian bum monkeys.... well theres not so much I can do about them. Just live with it.
I expect a maths letter very soon...

[agenthysterical]

please add me back, you are currently ruining my symmetry.
hope you're having a wonderful time.
<3 stella