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Question I am having a big problem concerning solipsism. The theory is driving me crazy. I have had anxiety issues before and now that I discovered solipsism it is making me feel apathetic and very lonely. So what is the best refutation against solipsism?? And can that theory be refuted itself?? Is there any refutation or book that I can buy that basicaly proves solipsism wrong?? And why is it labeled an irrefutable theory?? PLEASE HELP!!

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February 26, 2007

Comments

Who the hell do you think you're talking to???

(Just a joke! But one I would like you to take seriously for a moment. After all, if you really were a solipsist, you wouldn't expect an answer to your question from anyone, right?)

It may be that solipsism cannot be refuted as such. (After all, if one is dedicated to holding the truth of solipsism, the one attempting to refute it is put into...well...a bit of an awkward position!) But there may be another angle: What should we think of a theory that not only nullifies all morality (you can't wrong something that doesn't exist), but also all discourse (who are you talking to?), and which cannot even be accepted in living one's life (go ahead and make believe that other consciousnesses don't exist, and see if you can make that work!). If a theory cannot be lived, how good a theory can it be?