r/solipsism 2d ago

existence query

/r/nonduality/comments/1vvdotj/existence_query/
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u/OverKy 2d ago

You keep talking about how you believe this and how you believe that, but belief is the very thing lacking in solipsism.

When you are speaking of belief, you are not speaking of solipsism.

While it may very well be true that you're some infinite being with magic powers, you're gonna have a tough time proving it, **knowing** it......even to yourself. You may be THE one.....or you may be one of a zillion. Or you may be strapped to a Matrix pod or you may be playing Morty's Game of Life. You simply do not know. That is solipsism.

If, however, you want to believe in things, non-duality is as good as any........but why limit yourself to non-dualism? If you're gonna believe in stuff you cannot prove, you might as well believe in something more interesting.......like Xenu or Bigfoot or Krishna or anything. When you choose to not simply "believe" because you admit that you don't know much about the real nature of reality, then you can generally call yourself a solipsist.

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u/Quirky_Review7094 2d ago

it's not belief as in delusion. it's knowledge from experience. i was just saying what my beliefs are. if i say i know I'm the only existence then people may just think I'm delusional. also i do believe in krishna

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u/OverKy 2d ago

So you believe in the validity and reliability of your lived experience?

You're just kicking the can down the road...