Solipsism isn't a way of life or a means to live by. Doing so is a contradiction and negates the concept of solipsism itself.
Solipsism is interesting because it reveals to us how little we actually know as human beings. There is a dense saturation of religion, philosophy, and science defined on tenets we've come to assume are true, mostly because we can see and touch these things.
A good example of this is the human concept of "reality", which we perceive with our senses and comprehend with our minds. Just because we can see this "reality" and even relate to it with others (whether they be real or not) doesn't make it so, since we are unable to define this "reality" outside of our own perceptions. Since we can't completely define "reality" without referencing our perceptions, then we cannot be sure that things actually are the way we perceive them to be, or that they even exist at all.
If you can't know the way things really are outside of your own mind, then the only thing you can alter with certainty is your perception. Things, however real or unreal they may be, are the way we perceive them to be. Your mind is the birthplace of the universe (your perceptions), rather than the universe being the birthplace of your mind.
It's easy to say, "Well, if I can't confirm this 'reality' I live in to be true and finite, then nothing I do really matters, because as far as I know, my mind is all there is, and the universe exists solely in my mind." However, just as you can't prove "reality" exists, you can't prove that "reality" doesn't exist, and that actions you take have an effect on the greater system of things.
The point is, you know nothing. Even your own mind. The first step to freeing yourself from your illusion of "reality" is admitting this. Don't wear yourself out searching for "the truth" out there. Even if there were a singular and ultimate "truth" out there, you could only perceive it with your mind and therefore couldn't comprehend it holistically.
"Reality" how you perceive it to be. If you wish to live by a truth, search within.
PS - Language is a tool invented by humans designed to communicate abstract concepts that are inherently inexplicable and non-affirmative. So wtf am i saying, lol?
nothing exists outside of my mind?
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Solipsism isn't a way of life or a means to live by. Doing so is a contradiction and negates the concept of solipsism itself.
Solipsism is interesting because it reveals to us how little we actually know as human beings. There is a dense saturation of religion, philosophy, and science defined on tenets we've come to assume are true, mostly because we can see and touch these things.
A good example of this is the human concept of "reality", which we perceive with our senses and comprehend with our minds. Just because we can see this "reality" and even relate to it with others (whether they be real or not) doesn't make it so, since we are unable to define this "reality" outside of our own perceptions. Since we can't completely define "reality" without referencing our perceptions, then we cannot be sure that things actually are the way we perceive them to be, or that they even exist at all.
If you can't know the way things really are outside of your own mind, then the only thing you can alter with certainty is your perception. Things, however real or unreal they may be, are the way we perceive them to be. Your mind is the birthplace of the universe (your perceptions), rather than the universe being the birthplace of your mind.
It's easy to say, "Well, if I can't confirm this 'reality' I live in to be true and finite, then nothing I do really matters, because as far as I know, my mind is all there is, and the universe exists solely in my mind." However, just as you can't prove "reality" exists, you can't prove that "reality" doesn't exist, and that actions you take have an effect on the greater system of things.
The point is, you know nothing. Even your own mind. The first step to freeing yourself from your illusion of "reality" is admitting this. Don't wear yourself out searching for "the truth" out there. Even if there were a singular and ultimate "truth" out there, you could only perceive it with your mind and therefore couldn't comprehend it holistically.
"Reality" how you perceive it to be. If you wish to live by a truth, search within.
PS - Language is a tool invented by humans designed to communicate abstract concepts that are inherently inexplicable and non-affirmative. So wtf am i saying, lol?