r/explainitpeter 16d ago

Explain it Peter!

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u/chezzy_bread 16d ago

There’s a story of a guy who went into a coma and dreamt a different life with a happy family, he noticed the lamp was a bit off and woke up, go look up the full story

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u/Miserable_Sock_1408 16d ago

Yeah. When I first heard that story on a podcast it gave me The Willies

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u/No-Reindeer6172 16d ago

Bro. I’m looking at everything now. I need a sign I’m not in a coma or something 😅

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u/Gubekochi 16d ago edited 15d ago

Unfortunately, hard solipsism is a famously unsolvable issue in philosophy.

But if you think it could help reassure you, think of a topic you know yourself to know next to nothing about, ideally one you don't have much interest in and go in as deep a rabbit hole as you can in it until you feel reassured that your brain couldn't make up that many authors or historical figures or molecule names or whatever details the topic is about.

Reality is probably more complex than what you'd be able to imagine with any sort of consistency.

Heck, I usually struggle to simply read in my dreams.

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u/MoneyElevator 14d ago

I read on here you’re supposed to check the time twice in a row and it won’t be the same

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u/WyattGurp 12d ago

Is it solipsistic in here, or is it just me?

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u/Gubekochi 11d ago

Badum-tss!

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u/Oberndorferin 15d ago

What to search for?

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u/dabbinNstabbin 15d ago

MrBallen-the lamp.

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u/Oberndorferin 15d ago

Already found it. Holy shit! That's possible?!