Encounter with a Presupp

[robvalue]

"True but irrelevant". No one can prove or disprove solipsism; neither does it make any practical difference. The assumption such people make is that they have some magic key out of the vat.

Presups are the most feeble kind of apologists. You can just as easily counter with the contradictory presup position; then what? Utterly pointless. It's a desperate retreat from reality.

I tend to just counter the whole thing by asking, "Why should I care about god? What difference does it make to anything?" The only actual responses I've had is:

(a) Wouldn't it be interesting? - Sure, yeah. If you could produce anything to study.

(b) Obey or burn! - Ah, threats. Finally the truth.