Solipsism. Could it possibly be true?

[Venera314]

I AM, therefore y'all exist :D

For anyone who doesn't know, the solipsistic point of view is an extreme form of idealism, a belief that nothing and no one apart from oneself is actually real.

[KostasKouvalis]

Christ! That's some deep stuff! In theory, it seems possible, kind of like how my science teacher told us, "You may be a comatose patient, and this is all just a dream."

The problem with this solipsism theory though, is that, wouldn't that mean you're the only person in existence? And how would even be alive?

Nah, this isn't logically possible.

That made my head hurt, honestly.

[Venera314]

Well, if this made your head hurt, you should look into Boltzmann Brains. That will make your head explode, scattering bits and pieces of your brain and skull all over your computer keyboard. :)

[KostasKouvalis]

I think I'll pass, I just replaced this thing a few weeks ago :p

[Jamie05rhs]

A lot of things in people's own heads are not real.

[Jamie05rhs]

Thanks for the MHO.

[D_Bone_Steak]

I've used this word here a lot to describe how most women think. Unfortunately, I don't get my point across here because most people don't even know the word and when they google it they only get the definition that gives them... they don't understand the expanded use. You'll hear this word a lot though in the manosphere.

[Venera314]

I'm guessing that the way they use it in the "manosphere" is to basically say that most women are self-centred and completely self-absorbed and don't consider the needs of others, including other women. That's just a guess, but if I'm correct then it's wrong, and the term is being used incorrectly.

[D_Bone_Steak]

You are exactly correct. You defined the use perfectly. I wished google would add that to its definition of the word. Damn... you're fucking intelligent as fuck... I just gotta say that.

[Venera314]

Yep, I'm the smartest person on GAG! :D :*

[Guy13]

That’s simply ignorant as concrete objects are real. Clearly, you are not alone and what you perceive is subjective and does not stand against objective constructs such as Law and right-wrong which are globally known and adhered too no matter what your mind perceived to be real or unreal. Or, . no matter what your individual moral relativism Self perceives Objective constraints above decimate your belief.

[Venera314]

How do you know that "concrete objects" (whatever they are) are actually real? Prove it to me. What IS real anyway? (I think that last question is actually a line from the film 'The Matrix').
Now I'm not saying for one moment that I believe this, that I'm a solipsist, because I'm not, but I do believe that people really should question even the most basic and solid foundational beliefs they have, because if they don't then they may find themselves in deep trouble later on when "reality" (if there is such a thing) comes around to bite them in the bum.

[Guy13]

It is gobbledygook but the right kind for the Modern Secular Humanist and their moral relativity. There is nothing new under the sun and history is my Proof of Objects unless you are suggesting all of Creation and History are lies...

[Venera314]

Errrrr... What? Could you repeat that? I'm not talking about moral "relativity" (special or general?), but solipsism.

[BCRanger10]

Question. How could it be proven? Or even reasonably argued and defended?

[Venera314]

It's one of those things that can be neither proven nor disproven. Much like the concept of "objective reality".

[BCRanger10]

Then solipsism is effectively a self-refuting proposition. What a solipsist is trying to do is use definitive and absolute statements and arguments in order to claim that nothing definitive and absolute exists.

[Venera314]

Actually, that's not quite correct, because they believe that they themselves exist (but that's about it).

[BCRanger10]

So what then would make them so certain that THEY exist? Or another solipsist?

[Venera314]

They follow what Rene Descartes said; "Cogito, Ergo Sum" (i. e. "I think, therefore I am").