Posted by alexandra_k on January 2, 2005, at 17:50:19
In reply to Re: Now you are giving me ideas!! » alexandra_k, posted by Toph on January 2, 2005, at 8:00:21
Hey Toph, you ever heard of Berkeley? He maintained that the whole universe is simply an idea in the mind of god. That is where we get 'to be is to be perceived' from. So there isn't any matter, anything physical - just ideas. This comes out in "Sophies World" which is (arguably) a very brilliant book :-)
To consider that you are the only person in the world that exists (and that everyone else is just an idea in your mind) is called Solipsism. It is a very lonely position, and one that is talked about a lot though nobody is sure if anyone has held it for long. I did my best. Think I managed maybe 6 months in hospital.
I think most thoughts have been thought before...
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