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[–] Selmafudd 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Wait until you realise it doesn't matter either way...

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Yeah, but this leaves you more open to being open to the vast array in what might be others experience in ways you can’t fathom. This worlds a grand puzzle full of people doing things who think differently making and forming their own meanings. One cog in an orderless self rearranging machine.

The real important question: Who cares if you exist or not? It doesn’t really matter.

You’re on the ride, ride it. If you don’t like the current ride, find a pathway to a different one.

[–] Baphomet_The_Blasphemer 10 points 1 year ago (3 children)
[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

cogito ergo sum, cogito ergo sum, cogito ergo....

[–] NightAuthor 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Even if you take that as true, that’s only the very first step. Then you have to question the nature of your reality.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

I am sure I am not. Thus nothing to crisis about.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I think not

[–] tdawg 8 points 1 year ago

Eh. Existence is over rated

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Are you convincing yourself or are the waves of energy in your brain trying to make you think that you exist?

[–] RIP_Cheems 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

We are merely a mass of energy attempting to understand our own existence. We are the universe, we are existence, WE ARE GOD, there is no God, WE ARE DEAD, WAKR UP, WAKE UP, WAKE UO, WAKE UP, WAKE UP, WAKE UP, WAKE UP, WAKE UP, WAKE UP, WAKE UP, WAKE UP, WAKE UP, WAKE UP, WAKE UP, WAKE UP, WAKE UP

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm gonna go look at cat pictures now

[–] RIP_Cheems 1 points 1 year ago
[–] NightAuthor 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

How did you already manage to come up with a concept of “self”?

I’m over here thinking, if I did exist, what would this “I” be? This physical body? Brain? Some ephemeral soul that scientists (if those are real) can’t seem to measure in any way. Some hidden variables on another dimension underlying this thing we call reality?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The concept of self is an illusion. There is no self.

[–] NightAuthor 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The thing that is most interesting is the question of, what is it that’s being illusioned?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

There's no point in doubting that you are observing an existence. You are conscious. What I can't resolve is the ship of theseus problem. I have no proof that my consciousness is continuous over days over weeks.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

what's the difference?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Honestly, same