is solipsism or the idea that we are in the matrix a logical and rational beleif??

Question

why isnt it?

Answer 1

The idea of a matrix is possible if one has a wild enough imagination, I guess. The thing is, it's kind of ridiculous and childish from an intellectual or serious philosophical perspective.

Solipsism collapses in on itself because of the discounting of relevancy beyond the one individual. If nothing is relevant beyond the individual, then nothing exists and so the individual becomes irrelevant.

Answer 2

Ideas arise in only one place: the brain. So, when you start to think about it, if things are what you think they are, and if we can only know things by processing them in our brains, then maybe our brains are actually creating the world as we go...? That's solipsism, and while it can be arrived at "logically" it shows the very silly places that logic can take people who have too much lesiure time, and don't have to fight to eat or proceate.

Firstly, would it make a difference anyway? Would you stop acting ethically because it's all in your head? I think that even if it is all in your head (though it's more likely to be my head) you still want to make the best impression on yourself that you can, don't you, and live a good life?

The whole idea breaks down when you consider the millions of years of life before humans cam along (in fact, most anthropocentric philisophical positions and religious beliefs break down in that context.) Are we figments of the protozoans imagination? They were here long before we were.

The better question is "Is solipsism a useful belief? Does it lead anywhere but itself?" and the answer is no, so you might as well look elsewhere.

Answer 3

Solipsism, no; matrix, si. If you're considering matrix in its "popular" film- reminiscent sense, definitely yes. There is empirical "evidence" to indicate to a reasonable person that there definitely exists a "cabal" of "elites" determined to continue controlling the planet and the masses, by any and all expedient means, in order to fulfill their selfish and shortsighted agenda, concerning awesome wealth and "power". The fantasy of every 6 year old, eh?

For some helpful insights and "proof" see, for example, http://www.montalk.net and http://www.educate-yourself.org

The "plan" has been ongoing for millennia, but is, apparently reaching a critical point, which has "them" salivating openly and relentlessly. Let's see if bush finds "justification" (another false flag attack, like 9-11, for example) for imposing martial law prior to the expiration of his term, then we'll know "very deep trouble" is at hand, eh? :))

Answer 4

dont know what you mean by "in the matrix" but solipsism is the specious philosopical position that "only I exist." as such, it is counter intuitive and probably not worth discussing as a discrete philosophical position. (Does anybody really believe that nobody else exists? Does anybody really believe that there is no external world apart from "me?")

i doubt it.

but this was one of the extreme forms of 18th century epistemology that launched the thoughts of the english empirical philosophers, Locke, Berkeley and Hume, each of whom felt he had to refute solipsism. and each did the job in characteristic ways. but those are other stories...

Answer 5

no. denying that the objects around you are actual objects can lead to an untimely and violent death.

Answer 6

It is a fiction.