The Immaterial Mind

[Cicero]

Originally Posted by henry quirk

'henry quirk' trumps all objective definitions... --henry

Except for solipsist.

Definition:

sol·ip·sism (slp-szm, slp-)
n. Philosophy
1. The theory that the self is the only thing that can be known and verified.
2. The theory or view that the self is the only reality.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Originally Posted by Cicero

snip~ 2. The theory or view that the self is the only reality.

Yup, that's him.

[henry quirk]

"Yup, that's him."

if the 'him' you reference is cicero, then, i have no opinion not knowing the person

if the 'him' you reference is 'me', and if -- like cicero -- you believe me to be a solipsist, i have to ask how you come to this conclusion

nothing i've posted here, in this thread, in this forum, or on the net as a whole, could lead anyone to conclude i...

...believe knowledge of anything outside the mind is unjustified

or

...believe the self is all i know to exist

or

…confine reality to myself and my experiences

or

...believe nothing exists except my mind and the creations of my mind

or

...believe i alone exist or i alone am conscious

*shrug*

mayhap the best way to proceed: who is the 'him' you're talking 'bout?

[Happy Monkey]

Originally Posted by Cicero

sol·ip·sism (slp-szm, slp-)
n. Philosophy
1. The theory that the self is the only thing that can be known and verified.

In the sense that I believe that cogito, ergo sum is the only conclusion that one can make with 100% certainty, I would probably technically count as a solipsist under definition one.

"God does not exist" is a different conclusion, so I obviously can't make it with 100% certainty. So I am also technically an agnostic.

In practice, though, I am an atheist who believes that other people exist.