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Phoenix Started conversation Jul 18, 2003
Now- don't shoot me down too quickly- but isn't a belief that you don't exist somewhat inconsistent with itself? Think about it: to have a belief, you would have to exist. Right? Something (am using the word "something" loosely...) that does not exist cannot have a belief, it seems to me. So, while it is true that whatever effects I seem to perceive (as a result of what I believe is your existance) can be explained away into my (and others') imagination, it cannot be true that both A)you actually hold the belief that you do not exist; and B)you do not exist. You could have A or B, but not both at the same time... It seems...
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Phoenix Posted Jul 18, 2003
Thanks for the words of welcome, by the way... Not trying to give you a hard time, just interested by the idea...
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Inverted Solipsist Posted Jul 18, 2003
I don't think that I don't exist. The cooncious entities in the universe imagine that I exist and imagine that I am typing and thinking that I don't exist. For more explanation, look at the thread "A Philosophy Question" on my home screen.
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