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Question: Is anyone here a Solipsist!?
If you are, don't post a question (That would be hypocritical)!. My real question is, is why would someone think that they are existence!? To me it seems like anyone who can tell you something you didn't know can at least prove the existence of their mind!. Thoughts!?Www@QuestionHome@Com


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Yes, I find true solipsism hard to fathom!. But I don't think for the rare bird who is a solipsist, your proof would be convincing!. Such a person would simply marvel at the extraordinary nature of the sole reality he lone had created, one in which new pseudo-facts were always arising from the unseen depths of the world he made!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

I have been trying to devise a thought experiment that would serve as a means to test the validity of a solipsistic metaphysical conclusion!.
It is an a challenge that is very exciting in its difficulty, for me that is one of the main allures of philosophy!.
You get to think about all these interesting questions that you may or may not have considered prior and further you can learn about what other people have concluded and see how your thoughts compare with theirs!.
I am finding that I enjoy it greatly and I honestly do not know how it is that I have gone so long without actively pursuing an education in this area!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Words are but shadows of meaning!. Only the heart knows what is real and what is not!. To know is to know only that you know nothing!. Thus the world begins and ends with yourself because nothing else really matters!. When you begin, so does your life and when you die, so does your life!.Www@QuestionHome@Com