Have you ever wondered that you might be the only thing that exists? Have you ever met someone else who thought that? If you did, how would you reason with them? How would you convince them that other things exist? In this video, we take on the topic of solipsism. ?
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How to Respond to Someone Wrestling with Solipsism
From time to time, I am asked how I would respond to various skeptical truth claims such as idealism, anti-realism, or solipsism. Just the other day, I received an email asking me the solipsist question. The interesting thing about this questioner is that they are seriously contemplating that they may be the only mind that […]
On Spurious Attempts to Favor Naturalism over Theism
In this article, I want to consider a spurious attempt to favor naturalism over theism. To be clear, I don’t take issue with the general maxim in the meme posted below. What I do dispute is the facile attempt to favor naturalism over theism based on the maxim: In my rebuttal, I point out that if […]
Conversations with Radical Doubt Part 2: How do you refute solipsism?
Solipsism is the view that only the individual exists. In that respect, the precise content of solipsism shifts with respect to every individual who holds it. If I am a solipsist then I believe only I exist and everything else I experience (including you) are contents of my mind and nothing more. If you are […]