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Ontology and Shit
2016-05-21 22:43:13 Post No. 8067710
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Ontology and Shit
2016-05-21 22:43:13
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Recently, I had a friend ask me whether I believed in god. I replied, "Fuck now. Why should I believe there is a god..."
Now I don't care about any of the theological bullshit. What is interesting to me philosophically is what assumptions underlie the question "Is there...?" or "What is?" Simply put, what gives something ontological weighty.
This also brought me back to addressing the problem of solipsism, objectivity,
and subjectivity. Sure, there are some common sense responses to solipsism, but really can aomeone break down logically why I should believer other people exist. I don't want a "It doesnt matter because operational, neopragmatism" response. Just please lay it out simple why other people exist. What it means to exist. Etc.
If any of sagely /lit/izens wanna take a crack at this or point me in the direction of some good /lit/ on the topic, please do so.
