In my case it matters because my simulation theory places me at the centre of all things.
Can you give a concrete example? I feel like Iām important, but not the uncaused cause or center if that makes sense.
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Important as in sent by God to survey this fake universe.
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Reality is real. Itās a tautology, so you donāt know this on the basis of evidence. If you donāt think reality is real, what does real even mean then?
SZ reality is divorced from the objective, hallucination-free reality.
By reality, which I bracketed in the title, I meant (as explained above) intersubjective, shared reality. In short, I question whether this shared reality has any basis in fact.
I am aware of that. But what meaning do you like to give to notions as ārealā and āfactā that does not trace back to intersubjective reality and its ways of establishing facts and distinctions between whatās real and unreal?
Which notions? Those leading towards my āunusual beliefsā regarding the universe and my place in it.
There is no way we can know that. I personally believe reality is totally different than we can ever imagine and know, but i try and let it go and stay within the boundaries of what i can directly observe. I go batshit crazy if I do otherwise. As a human being i am too small and ignorant to understand and i leave it to God.
I think I did not put it clearly. You speak of questioning whether intersubjective reality is real or has a basis in fact. All examples that explicate the meaning of what is called ārealā or āfactā come from intersubjective reality. Hence, to use such terms to question it is a case of pragmatic self-defeat. Unless you can explicate a different meaning for the terms used.
I donāt necessarily disagree with that; the issue is (and thattās why Iām addressing it on this forum) that I invoke purely self-referential sources, knowledge from revelation. Hence my suspicion that Iām relapsing. My healthy self is no solipsist.
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Yes this experience can be quite intense. Itās difficult to resist theorizing when under its spell.
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What kind of things help you get out of these thoughts and into simply living again?
For me, i benefit a lot from activities that need my full focus to be in my body: dancing, rock climbing. I cant think when i need to focus on my body. Social contact helps too, playing with my kid or other kids. It draws me into life mode (instead of contemplation mode).
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You can prove whether or not reality is real. We just donāt have the tech yet really. We have theories on how to test it. Physicists are trying to prove or disprove it, not philosophers.
To add petrol to the flames I feel morbidly attracted to my āunusual beliefā.
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I have that at timesā¦ i just think it doesnt really help you to think about it. At least for me a preoccupation with such themes means im unwell and i need to somehow steer away from it. The times i am most healthy and well are the times i do the type of things i just wrote. Boardgames help too, or learning something new, or anything really where i can focus all this attention on something ānormalā.
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when you donāt believe in āGā you get out into outer space and lose your bearings @NotSeksoEmpirico. people are important, you are important and loved. you are not for nothing. its all real and wonderful. Cling to that.
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Ha! This isnāt an insult but in AA we call it KISS, stands for: Keep It Simple Stupid.
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