Do you believe you exist?

Answer 1

Nope.


^.^

Answer 2

I think therefore I am.
Every time I sit on the toilet the smells let me know that I exist, a human being with nothing but wast to dispose of for that moment.
I believe I exist. And furthermore I believe I exist as a spirit and the spirit I have I have handed over to God. When this shell of mine ceases to exist I will be in the loving arms of God. Forever.

Answer 3

No, here is why. It is possible that a civilization could create a computer simulation which contains individuals with artificial intelligence.
ii. Such a civilization would likely run many – say billions – of these simulations (just for fun; for research, etc.)
iii. A simulated individual inside the simulation wouldn’t know that it’s inside a simulation – it’s just going about its daily business in what it considers the “real world”.
Then the ultimate question is – if one accepts that points 1-2-3 are at least possible, which of the following is more likely?

a. We are the one civilization out there in the universe that will eventually develop the ability to run AI simulations? Or,
b. We are one of the billions of simulations that has run? (Remember point iii.)
In greater detail, his argument attempts to prove the trichotomy, that:

either
intelligent races will never reach a level of technology where they can run simulations of reality so detailed they can be mistaken for reality; or
races who do reach such a level do not tend to run such simulations; or
we are almost certainly living in such a simulation.

If we then assume that the human race could reach such a technological level without destroying themselves in the process (i.e. we deny the first hypothesis); and that once we reached such a level we would still be interested in history, the past, and our ancestors, and that there would be no legal or moral strictures on running such simulations (we deny the second hypothesis) - then

it is likely that we would run a very large number of so-called ancestor simulations;
and that, by the same line of reasoning, many of these simulations would in turn run other sub-simulations, and so on;
and that given the fact that right now it is impossible to tell whether we are living in one of the vast number of simulations or the original ancestor universe, the likelihood is that the former is true.
Assumptions as to whether the human race (or another intelligent species) could reach such a technological level without destroying themselves depend greatly on the value of the Drake equation, which gives the number of intelligent technological species communicating via radio in a galaxy at any given point in time. The expanded equation looks to the number of posthuman civilizations that ever would exist in any given universe. If the average for all universes, real or simulated, is greater than or equal to one such civilization existing in each universe's entire history, then odds are rather overwhelmingly in favor of the proposition that the average civilization is in a simulation, assuming that such simulated universes are possible and such civilizations would want to run such simulations.

Answer 4

I believe i exist as much as i perceive myself to exist. The idea of existing is within one's own mind, just as the idea of anger, or freedom. It is an idea, unless you can prove that you do not exist, just as you would determine reality. It's mental perception.

Answer 5

im really getting sick of people asking these so called 'complicated' questions we exist bcuz we do its that simple when the Biblbe said that we must bcom like young children it didn't mean act immature i think it meant look at life in simpler terms, so yes we do exist, dont try to sound smart and trick urself into thinking you dont, it really doesnt matter in the long run, if u died right now no one will care about how u think u didnt exist, so if u must ask a ' deep' question ask one that makes people think about things more important, like even if i dont exist i still gotta get on with my life, u cant just quit ur job by tellin ur boss i dont exist, just like u cant live for 3 days without water i dont give a **** whether u exist or not ull DIE if u dont drink water just like ull cease cell production if u get ur head cut off or go into an eternal coma from throwing urself 200 feet onto concrete, so YES U DO EXIST,DONT ASK WHY, JUST REALIZE.......UR HEAR AREN"T YA?!?!?!?!?!?

Answer 6

As someone said before--I think, therefore I am.

When I'm feeling extremely happy or sad, I can think of no other way of proving that I am existing here and now.

Answer 7

Seems like an skeptic question... Doubting one's existence only proves that one exist. If I do not exist, therefore I cannot doubt. And if I doubt, I cannot doubt that I doubt, therefore I exist.

Answer 8

Do I exist alone or am I part of a whole. I am are you ?

Answer 9

..to define or attempt to define,such,,, only destroys the beauty of existence..think about this........ ever been in a state of thought where ,,for lack of better words,, where you are ,, just, calm ? everyone has.  most just don't see it.....   is not about belief,or believing,in a belief............tis just there,,,,,.      take care     D.

Answer 10

No, everything is a product of my imagination, all I see and feel are not really there, as with my body. It is all but an imaginary shell.

Answer 11

No, I conducted a double-blind study and found out that I actually do not exist.

Who woulda though?