Solipsism and The problem of other minds - Page 2

**Reincarnate** · 01-1-2011, 02:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Reach

I quite like this argument against solipsism. If your mind is the only thing that exists than why is the universe entirely autonomous and consistent, rather than mutable (at least to some extent).

Consider dreams for example. They're entirely a product of our minds, and likewise dreams are largely inconsistent and can be manipulated upon realization of the dream. If the solipsist realizes his solipsism, why can he not modify the universe?

Can any solipsists defend this?

hey Neo did it in the Matrix

mhss1992 · 01-1-2011, 08:52 PM

Well, there's the possibility that the only things that exist are your mind and the generator of perfectly logical illusions. I guess I agree that existence being ONLY your mind is impossible.

01-1-2011, 08:52 PM	#22
mhss1992 FFR Player Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 788	Re: Solipsism and The problem of other minds Well, there's the possibility that the only things that exist are your mind and the generator of perfectly logical illusions. I guess I agree that existence being ONLY your mind is impossible. __________________ jnbidevniuhyb scores: Nomina Nuda Tenemus 1-0-0-0, Anti-Ares 1-0-0-0 Best AAA: Frictional Nevada (Done while FFR was out, so it doesn't show in my level stats) Resting. I might restart playing FFR seriously someday.

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