2009-06-02, 09:22 PM
[color="#cc8899"]I did this thread on Basil a long time ago, and got a bunch of...well...Basil-like answers. There was some serious discussion, but it got lost in the sea of "No u" and "SS or it didn't happen." Anyways, I am looking for a way to disprove the notion that everyone, everything, and any yet-to-be-conceived of idea, anything that is, has been, or will ever be, every thought, every action, is a figment of my overactive imagination. My basis for this notion is the mentally ill, particularly those who hallucinate strongly or seem to live in their own world.
Is it possible to prove one's existence to another person, or to prove that one's reality is the true reality? If not, is there anything that can't be chalked up to simply being my imagination trying to trick me into believing something I imagined as real?
-Afterthought-
Perhaps the fact that medication can sometimes force someone to see the "common" reality is grounds for an argument, but it could still all be chalked up to me imagining the medication affecting people. Anyways...[/COLOR]
Is it possible to prove one's existence to another person, or to prove that one's reality is the true reality? If not, is there anything that can't be chalked up to simply being my imagination trying to trick me into believing something I imagined as real?
-Afterthought-
Perhaps the fact that medication can sometimes force someone to see the "common" reality is grounds for an argument, but it could still all be chalked up to me imagining the medication affecting people. Anyways...[/COLOR]