On Mon, Apr 26, 2021 at 10:45 AM Terren Suydam <[email protected]> wrote:
> It's impossible to refute solipsism > True, but it's equally impossible to refute the idea that everything including rocks is conscious. And if both a theory and its exact opposite can neither be proven nor disproven then neither speculation is of any value in trying to figure out how the world works. * > It's true that the only thing we know for sure is our own > consciousness,* > And I know that even I am not conscious all the time, and there is no reason for me to believe other people can do better. > * > but there's nothing about what I said that makes it impossible for > there to be a reality outside of ourselves populated by other people. It > just requires belief.* > And few if any believe other people are conscious all the time, only during those times that corresponds to the times they behave intelligently. John K Clark See what's on my new list at Extropolis <https://groups.google.com/g/extropolis> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/everything-list/CAJPayv3NKKuSpfc0%3DemkA75U4rvEmS%2B_bBWtM%3D_Xhc5XnWOr0g%40mail.gmail.com.
