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12-09-2002, 08:46 PM

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Originally posted by gymmarty:
<strong>nah jp2, you're not being anally retentive. I agree with you, using a pragmative interpretation certainly is an easy cop-out for problems with no forseeable solution(s).
Which is exactly why I subscribe to it for the problem of solipsism!

Of course, I'm sure you'll find this to be a far from satisfactory reply. Though I assume that no one really has anything truly enlightening to say when it comes to solipsism.</strong>

That I would disagree with. I think that a number of philosophers, wittgenstein, karl popper, quine, Paul Churchland and Dennett have some very important insights in this area.

Solipsism is not as good as realism. Simply because it's possible doesn't strike me as a strong reason to consider it seriously.

Reldas of Melchezidec · 12-14-2002, 11:21 PM

Greetings Human All!
This could be a totally frivoulous divergence but I've found an experimentally based theory from a questionable source that a solopist could exploit:
<a href="http://www.bitterfilms.com/notlooking.html" target="_blank">http://www.bitterfilms.com/notlooking.html</a>

If Dr. Wheeler is on to something, this could mean that everything is fine and dandy to our eyes but behind us is a quantum soup! Other physicists shrug it off as "shrodinger's Cat" phenomena, but if the experimental variance lies in the viewer and not in the viewing mechanism, it seems that even Dr. Evil's cat could not provide a proper scientific explanation. Do yous' guys see how a soloplist could capitilize on this little morsel of "evidence"?

I have several physicist friends that were highly aware of this theory already, and some even favored it over the 20 or so other theories as to why the equasions work.

-Reldas of soup

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Reldas of Melchezidec Regular Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: "Wherever the body is, there the vultures gather..." Posts: 106	Greetings Human All! This could be a totally frivoulous divergence but I've found an experimentally based theory from a questionable source that a solopist could exploit: <a href="http://www.bitterfilms.com/notlooking.html" target="_blank">http://www.bitterfilms.com/notlooking.html</a> If Dr. Wheeler is on to something, this could mean that everything is fine and dandy to our eyes but behind us is a quantum soup! Other physicists shrug it off as "shrodinger's Cat" phenomena, but if the experimental variance lies in the viewer and not in the viewing mechanism, it seems that even Dr. Evil's cat could not provide a proper scientific explanation. Do yous' guys see how a soloplist could capitilize on this little morsel of "evidence"? I have several physicist friends that were highly aware of this theory already, and some even favored it over the 20 or so other theories as to why the equasions work. -Reldas of soup

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