(August 2, 2009 at 3:38 pm)dagda Wrote: ...Tell me, why do you think the world is real?
I already did tell you. I start from faith in an objective reality because I like the idea and then move forward by seeing how mutable reality is, up to and including actually trying to mentally change it.
Solipsism is an interesting concept but I really don't see the use for that mental model. It has been my experience that the world is real. I don't think this makes me "win" at all. I didn't know that was your game, I thought you were just trying to spark conversation.
Assuming that the null hypothesis is that the world around us is real what would your alternate hypothesis be and what data collection method would you use to test it?
Rhizo