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Is there a universe outside of our consciousness? This cannot be proven, so if it is to be believed, it must be a matter of faith. Consciousness is the only th
by danenania 9y ago
Is there a universe outside of our consciousness? This cannot be proven, so if it is to be believed, it must be a matter of faith.
Consciousness is the only thing we can be certain of.
- SerLava 9y agoIt can be proven. Look down at your navel. Did you know about that lint? It was outside of your consciousness. Maybe that lint was it, but probably not.
- akvadrako 9y agoThat doesn't prove it - maybe you just decided there was lint there when you looked down.
- JeffreyKaine 9y agoI think therefore I am?
- golergka 9y agoThings that cannot be "proven" still can have vastly different probabilities, according to prior observations.
- danenania 9y agoThere are no observations that are not products of consciousness, so there are no prior observations in this case.
- ElatedOwl 9y agoCan we be certain of consciousness? How can we be certain that what we perceive as reality isn't some demon feeding sensory information to our brain?
- danenania 9y agoThat would still be consciousness--or call it 'perception' if you like. But yes, objectively speaking, this is as likely to be the case as any other explanation.
- liberte82 9y agoWe can be certain of - "something's going on". That's about as far as we can take it, but it's something that isn't nothing.
- reggieband 9y agoI often think of GE Moore when I see this argument: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Here_is_one_hand https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Here_is_one_hand
- danenania 9y agoThat argument simply assumes its conclusion by arbitrarily labelling hands as 'external'. The 'existence' of our hands is perceived by our senses and filtered through consciousness. There is no way to prove that they actually exist outside of our minds.