Solipsism

[CosmicValet]

Have you ever considered you are alone in your own dream?

[RedEmbers]

When I was 16 I attempted to start a schoolyard religion based on this very thought. it's nice to know that there is a name for it.
I was a drama kid... We were all a bit offbeat.

[Shivani Devi]

Originally Posted by CosmicValet

Have you ever considered you are alone in your own dream?

I am alone in a dream with other versions of myself saying they are also alone in a dream...cool

Have you considered that what "you" perceive as "you" isn't you/doesn't exist (take your pick because it doesn't matter either way).

Solipsism? Nah, never heard of it. *jokes*

[Altair]

Originally Posted by CosmicValet

Have you ever considered you are alone in your own dream?

Literally, as in when you dream during sleep? Sure.

Outside of that? Nope.

Solipsism as a serious proposition is a mental disease IMO. I know that will be read as a 'strong opinion' but there's just no way to argue in favour of solipsism. Others exist outside of you, the world will continue to exist after your death. It's also worthwhile to consider that solipsism is not similar to pantheism, which does recognize others exist.

This topic pops up from time to time. I thought about it but couldn't take it seriously. Looking around at "society" and what's going on in the world, I'd need a horrid and hopelessly perverse imagination to come up with that backdrop.

But....I have no proof. No one does.
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[Unseeking Seeker]

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Dreams have no sequential continuity
Waking reality does

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[CosmicValet]

Originally Posted by Unseeking Seeker

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Dreams have no sequential continuity
Waking reality does

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True. Have you awoke from one dream to find yourself in another?

[davidsun]

Originally Posted by Unseeking Seeker

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Dreams have no sequential continuity
Waking reality does

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From http://dream-institute.org/articles/seth-on-dreams/
(there's much more there which may be interest to anyone wishing to explore this and related matters further):

"Seth noted that just as, on any given day, the events in our personal lives fit within the larger pattern of world events, likewise on any given night, the intimate events of our dreams also exist in the greater context of the world’s dreams. (Roberts, 1981, 109–110) In line with Jung’s notion of the collective unconscious, Seth emphasized that we each have a 'dream memory' as a species, with certain natural symbols. And even when shared dreams are not recalled, they nevertheless circulate through our psychological system and “are responsible for the inventiveness and creativity of the species.” (Roberts, 1979, 186–87)"