Solipsistic Meanderings » Solipsistic – what the heck is that? :p

November 4, 2002

Solipsistic – what the heck is that? :p

Now I meant to write about this today anyway but then Jen went and asked me about it in a comment – but then again, we are like that in that we think and say the same things a lot of the time … Anyway, before I get distracted, back to what I wanted to say about the name of the site … The name has to do with my weird crazy ideas about reality – I sometimes wonder if the world around me is an illusion that I’ve dremt up and I am the only real person and that’s where the name comes from since Solipsism is (according to the dictionary)

The theory that the self is the only thing that can be known and verified.
The theory or view that the self is the only reality.

Anyway, that explains the Solipsistic part (but we’ll probably go into my idea and theories about reality more some other time :p) and the Meanderings is just because I ramble on and on about so many things …

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Posted by Fahim at 9:00 am Comments (8)

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Edward McCain 04 November 2002 at 1:00 pm

http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/s/solipsis.htm

That is a nice reference for you.

I’m a solipsist myself. 🙂

Fahim 04 November 2002 at 2:03 pm

Damn, here I thought I was the only solipsist around :p Actually, by definition there can be only one since each solipsist thinks he is the only real thing in the world – but why worry about that?

Tracie 04 November 2002 at 11:16 pm

I’m sorry for spoiling your explanation, Fahim. 🙁 You still did a nice job though. hehe

Edward McCain 05 November 2002 at 6:19 am

Damn, here I thought I was the only solipsist around :p Actually, by definition there can be only one since each solipsist thinks he is the only real thing in the world – but why worry about that?

What, you’ve never had an imaginary friend?
*g*

Fahim 05 November 2002 at 7:48 am

LOL. Hmm … now that you mention it, actually no – no imaginary friends, just an imaginary army :p

rattus 27 January 2006 at 7:03 pm

I only wish that those who can’t help but calling solipsism nonsense would at least for once think through it 😉 What do they think who they are talking to?
But then I am just a liar who did not start no blog about it. And, maybe I shouldn’t have 🙂