Jahmaine

Why does solipsism make some people depressed, suicidal, etc...?

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4 minutes ago, Kksd74628 said:

We both seem to understand both of these things, but I don't just see how not understanding no-self could affect on how you perceive another realization called "solipsism".

Are self and other not vital to understanding solipsism? Solipsism is basically the recognition that only one mind or experience is known to exist, which simultaneously cuts at the root of this idea that "you" and "other" exist. If you don't deeply understand what "self" is, then you also don't understand what "other" is, and so as a result you will contort some inaccurate version of solipsism in your mind which includes "you" or "other".

If you told some random guy on the street that he is the only one that exists, or that solipsism is true, imagine how he would interpret that in his mind. It would be very different than what we are talking about here, because he has a bad understanding of the dynamics between self and other.

 


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@Osaid

I guess we are not then talking about the same thing, because my thoughts about solipsism most likely would be the same than the random guy would have. I don't even understand how could you understand solipsism in any other way than "your" experience is the only experience that is happening right NOW


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35 minutes ago, Kksd74628 said:

I don't even understand how could you understand solipsism in any other way than "your" experience is the only experience that is happening right NOW

People interpret things differently


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@Osaid

I wasn't talking about how could you take that understanding, but about is there any other way to understand it, because you made it sound like that, if you don't understand concept of no-self then you couldn't understand solipsism correctly and on this I disagree. Still as I have said earlier; understanding the concept of no-self makes life more enjoyable, beautiful and less painful. Anyways all that I have said is useless, but just wanted to be precise, because I think being precise helps you not to fall in traps in life and also it trains your communication skills.


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