Hi, Simone. Uh, Chidi. From the other night?
Ohh! Wow! My brain must really like keeping you around. Have a fake seat and grab a yogurt that doesn't exist!
Right, um...so, if-if I understand your state of mind, it's basically Solipsism. You think you're the only real thing in the universe and everything else stems from your consciousness.
Yes, but to be fair, I only think that because it's true and I'm right.
No offense, but Solipsism, as a philosophy, is pretty juvenile, ESPECIALLY for a person with multiple advanced degrees. And it's also impossible to refute because everything you see is confirmed by your belief. However...
[scoffs] Dude...
What? I mean, if none of this is real, then it really shouldn't matter, right? In fact...
[scoffs] Dude!
Whaaaaaat? IT'S NOT REAL. NONE OF THIS MATTERS. Leave that on your nose for the rest of time.
Fine. Point sort of taken.
You know, in a larger sense, if you go around acting like no one else matters, then you end up doing things like...knocking over cakes and pushing people into pools and just...generally acting like a jerk. Why not treat them better, just in case they're real? I mean, what do you have to lose by treating people with kindness and respect?
Okay. Keep talking, Probably-Fake-But-MAYBE-REAL-Philosopher Man.
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