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A friend of mine used to joke about anti-solipsism. He calls it being "the hole in the cosmic doughnut". :)
by a-priori 18y ago
A friend of mine used to joke about anti-solipsism. He calls it being "the hole in the cosmic doughnut". :)
- DanielBMarkham 18y agoIf you think about the ephemeral nature of being alive, anti-solipsism has a lot going for it. The question "why exist" is a non-starter, however, since the question can only be posed (and answered) by some part of something that _does_ exist. Existence IS, there is no why. Why is non-material. God I love philosophy.
- yters 18y agoYou could rephrase it as "why continue to exist?" I think that's what the original meant.
- sgibat 18y agoWell, it's two different things, obviously. "Why continue to exist?" is personal but "Why does anything exist?" is much more interesting. Except, I'm starting to think it's a loaded question, as your parent, I think, was implying. Due to our innate perception of things coming into and out of existence.
- gb 18y agoIt's an interesting question that I have no good answer for! Related: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Myth_of_Sisyphus http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Myth_of_Sisyphus
- KevBurnsJr 18y agoEckhart Tolle?
- webmaster 18y agoIf you think about it, anti-solipsism, or at least the pre-solipsism era lasted for millions of years before solipsism. That fact alone makes me think solipsism is a bunch of hogwash.