>>Psycho or not - within his dogma, he may be perfectly fine. It's his private universe, he can establish his own criteria for mental health and stick to them. He can have his own logic and prove that we don't exist, and be perfectly sane at that - within the ramifications of his dogma. Now we may try to prove him wrong, but since we don't exist, it doesn't matter whatever we say.

>Now what if he's right? Can you prove he isn't?

If you stay in "relative reality" realm and psyco mumbo-jumbo world, can you prove anything?

Hypothetically speaking, if I kill him some how, won't that prove that I exist and that indeed he existed... err.. at one time. :-)


>>>Of course, anyone can argue that solipsism begins with a false assumption of reality as being nonexistent outside the solipsist's mind - but within the solipsist dogma, that's the only reality possible. It's perfect as a simple example of a closed dogma which can't be proven or disproven.
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>>That why we have mental institutions. *g*

>Oh, just because he didn't bother to spread his dogma around, didn't build a hierarchy of followers, acolytes, priests, lieutenants etc, doesn't mean he's insane. If he did, he may even be tax exempt as a perfectly legal religion. So, since he's not built an institution, you'd incarcerate him into one? I reckon the guy is no danger to himself or others. Or is this the old practice (which may have once been perfectly legal within your dogma) to pronounce those who think differently as insane and lock them up?

I see where you're going. Ok. Yeah in this country, anyway, you can believe almost anything you want as long as you don't infringe on someone else's rights.
But you're right, 1) one can be "crazy" and be harmless. 2) Then there are those that think they hear "God" and act on it.

So which catagory do you fall under? *g*
I'm just kidding Dragan. I think you're cool.


>>>... if you insert one where there wasn't one, a similar mess creates even more confusion as it clashes against the rest of what was already there.
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>>You gotta break some eggs to make omelettes. :-)

>Thanks, but I prefer my brain as it is. Raw and whole.

I wasn't suggesting anything to you. I was just talking in general term.;)