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Do you exist?

Discussion in 'The Lounge' started by Fenix, Mar 3, 2008.

Do you exist?

Discussion in 'The Lounge' started by Fenix, Mar 3, 2008.

  1. Kaaraa

    Kaaraa Space Junkie

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    Duh, 42. It should be obvious....
     
  2. Meee

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    It's answer to the question about life, universe and everything, it's not the meaning of life
     
  3. 11-Sodium

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    Even if the world does not exist as I perceive it, I have no reason to believe that the contrary is true. By Occam's Razor, the Universe existing is the simplest and therefore best explanation for what I perceive. Anything else is just an annoying circuitous puzzle in metaphysics.

    What is "existence"? Is it a property of the set of things which an omniscient being who is not being deceived would perceive? If there is no omniscient being who is not being deceived, then how do we define it? I need proof of the former or a definition of the latter before I proceed.
    I prefer to define existence as a property of the things I perceive under the belief that I am not personally being deceived.
     
  4. Shadowdragon

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    Better yet, who gives a !@#$% if we exist or not. It doesn't really change anything.
     
  5. AcE_01

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    it is important!!

    ditto Sodium.
    but as i said ealrier, you will never get a proper answer cuz there is just to much to know.
    this is like a rhetorical question.
     
  6. Meee

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    I agree with Shadowdragon, it doesn't matter if we exist or not, it still hurts when your imaginary world hits you...
     
  7. Wlck742

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    Yeah, really. Who cares? We're still "here" even if we don't exist.
     
  8. 11-Sodium

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    That was basically one of my points. It doesn't matter if the reality we know meets a rigorous logical definition, since the definition is part of that reality, and it is just easier to live knowing what you know exists.
     
  9. Sakujou

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    I'm made of this synthetic material you earthlings call cells. '

    My mission: To break into the strong point of Earths defenses and destroy it. Part 2.

    Soldier Notes: Completing this mission is mandatory and has no room for mistake if we are to take over the Planet Earth. Our first elitest groups failed in the Human Years between 1930 - 1950 when we sent down Code #75843 and #93845 or for human terms Adolph Hitler and Franklin D. Roosevelt Respectively. Both Failed in their mission.

    Progress: 85%

    Progress Report: Humans have weapons called Nuclear Missiles, and new Missiles Code Named Atom Destructors which scatters all atoms in an area leaving nothing behind.

    Way to Destroy: Bring in synthetic being, code #47583 Human Reference Name: George W. Bush

    #47583's Objective: Take the lead of one Super Power Country, and Bring down the rest through the world of politics

    Completion so far: 45%

    -- END OF BRIEFING --
     
  10. wraith_q

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    yes, I exist, or maybe I don't, oh well
     
  11. Tankman131

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    good job Sartre youmade him question himself (lol)

    Yes i exist solelyt because i believe i exist and i believe that there is existence. The fact i believe i exist causes me to exist so if i did not believe i existed, then i would still exist. The fact of believing or not believing m,eans you exist so the only way to end you existence is
    1: stop being (no verbs within your life
    2: be forgotten by all and everything (even cellsad atoms count nothing can know you were are are there)
    3: do the impossible (enter pergatory)
    How is that you little existensialist go read Nietzsche or Sartre book
    Lol
     
  12. Ursawarrior

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    i am but a mere ethereal form in this world.... such does not exist
     
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    What is the definition of existence? Do the things we think our senses detect when we dream exist anyless than what our senses detect when we're awake...
     
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    There must be existence to detect anything at all.
     
  15. Illidan

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    i do exist.

    ask ur friend to punch u freaking hard.

    u gonna dodge it and therefore u exist.
     
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    Your concept of existence is overly-simplistic. What is the action of "doubting"? What constitutes proof? Where does the threshold separating something from nothing end, and begin? Does it matter? Isn't everything limited through your perception of it? What is your perception in the first place?
     
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    tahts what i said before...there is no "answer" to such a question that brings 10000000000 more questions...and those question will have another 10000 questions and those those question question will have another 100000 questions....so after you get all those answers...you will forget what kind of answer you really want....lol =]
     
  18. Ursawarrior

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    asking for your existence is like asking for the meaning of your life

    there is no common answer
     
  19. Laz

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    If we didnt exist then we wouldnt be here. I think you should be asking are we real.
     
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    our physical form is enough to prove existence, and if you still dont believe it and you may be in an illusion, then why do other people have thoughts and dont do as you say or what you want to happen?