Fortunately we can both exist without identical perceptions.
It’s enough for me that I am perceived in at least some way.
It would be interesting if suicide was as simple as convincing others we didn’t exist.
They could just stop believing/perceiving, and (*poof*) we could disappear.
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Cogito Ergo Sum: “I think, therefore I am”.
Esse Est Percipi: “To be is to be perceived”.
I perceive you, therefore you exist.
If you perceive me, I also exist.
I perceive you, but it doesn’t prove that you perceive me the same way I perceive you
Fortunately we can both exist without identical perceptions.
It’s enough for me that I am perceived in at least some way.
It would be interesting if suicide was as simple as convincing others we didn’t exist.
They could just stop believing/perceiving, and (*poof*) we could disappear.
I’m actually not sure. I’ve been swallowed up by solipsistic delusion many a time. It isn’t fun.
Having flashbacks from philosophy class. Thanks, that was fun.