True, I may go a step further: In those terms as I defined an 'earlier solipsism' in another post, there is NO "real solipsist". Maybe in the nuthouse. Or on his way to one.
Game-playing is human and many fall into substituting their game for the real world. From Hitler to a nun. I was not thinking on the "intermittent solips" as pointed to by some (reasonable) list-colleagues. John ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stathis Papaioannou" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, September 22, 2006 10:59 PM Subject: RE: Reality, the bogus nature of the Turing test John, Even a real solipsist might eat, sleep, talk to people etc., all under the impression that everything is a construction of his own mind. People willingly suspend disbelief in order to indulge in fiction or computer games, and a solipsist may believe that he is participating in the greatest and most perfect of games. I think that most real solipsists would eventually go mad and start to believe that the game is reality. Maybe that's why there aren't that many of them around. Stathis Papaioannou ---------------------------------------- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Reality, the bogus nature of the Turing test > Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2006 09:51:28 -0400 > > > Stathis: > wouod a "real" solipsist even talk to you? > John M > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Stathis Papaioannou" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Bruno Marchal" <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2006 7:21 PM > Subject: RE: Reality, the bogus nature of the Turing test > > > > Bruno Marchal writes: > > > About solipsism I am not sure why you introduce the subject. It seems > > to me nobody defend it in the list. > > Is anyone out there really a solipsist? Has anyone ever met or talked to a > real solipsist? > > Stathis Papaioannou > > > > _________________________________________________________________ Be one of the first to try Windows Live Mail. http://ideas.live.com/programpage.aspx?versionId=5d21c51a-b161-4314-9b0e-491 1fb2b2e6d -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.12.6/453 - Release Date: 09/20/06 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
