Colin Geoffrey Hales wrote: > "1Z" wrote: > >>Bruno Marchal wrote: >> >> >>>It would be a problem if the actual infinities or infinitesimals were > > thrid person describable *and* playing some role in the process of > individuating consciousness. In that case comp is false. > >>>About solipsism I am not sure why you introduce the subject. It seems > > to me nobody defend it in the list. > >>Explainning matter as a pattern of experiences , rather than in >>a "stuffy" way, is methodological solipsism. >> > > > I am doing a detailed look at the relationship between solipsism and > science. I am writing it up...will post it on the list (if that's > OK...it's not too big!) when it's Ok to read.. I am surprised at what I > found. The feedback on solipsism is interesting... > > Russel is right in the sense that 'as-if' instrumentalism seems to > characterise scientific behaviour...where scientists act 'as-if' the > external world existed. At the same time, the facts of neuroscience tell > us that scientific evidence arrives as contents of phenomenal > consciousness, so science is, in fact, all about correlated appearances... > and it is an 'as-if' solipsism. That is, science is also acting 'as-if' > solipsism ( as per "1Z" 'methodological solipsism) defines the route to > knowledge but is actually in denial of solipsism!
You talk about "as-if" as though it had no empirical support and was a mere assumption. I see other people. When I sleep and wake up I see the same people. Denial of solipism is as well supported empirically as my own historical existence - which I know of only through memory and some artifacts. I'm afraid you are slipping into radical skepticism which if applied consistently will leave you with no knowledge of anything. Brent Meeker --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
