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Some thoughs about solipsism and infinity

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19 hours ago, Mason Riggle said:

I like to think of myself as everything that I don't 'normally' think of as 'myself'.

So for instance, many people imagine themselves to be a 'self' who sits somewhere inside their head, behind their eyes, looking out at the world, authoring thoughts, making choices etc.. 

But when it's realized that 'self' is just relative to 'that which is not self', and doesn't exist 'separate' from it..

I feel like the triangle, which isn't there.. 'the triangle' is just 'everything that isn't triangle'. 

The-Kanizsa-Triangle-illusion.png

 

brilliant stuff both your answers in this thread x

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19 hours ago, Mason Riggle said:

I like to think of myself as everything that I don't 'normally' think of as 'myself'.

So for instance, many people imagine themselves to be a 'self' who sits somewhere inside their head, behind their eyes, looking out at the world, authoring thoughts, making choices etc.. 

But when it's realized that 'self' is just relative to 'that which is not self', and doesn't exist 'separate' from it..

I feel like the triangle, which isn't there.. 'the triangle' is just 'everything that isn't triangle'. 

The-Kanizsa-Triangle-illusion.png

I enjoy experimenting with that view as well.

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