Solipsism

Solipsism is a metaphysical belief that one is like a God, creating the reality in which one exists. Solipsism is logically coherent, but not falsifiable, so it cannot be established by current modes of the scientific method.

The classic objection to solipsism is that people die. However, you have not died, and therefore you have not disproved it.

A further objection is that life causes pain. Why would we create pain for ourselves? There may be some reason which we have decided to forget, such as the law of Karma, or a desire not to be bored.

Solipsism is a common theme in eastern philosophy. Various interpretations of Buddhism, especially Zen, teach that the entire universe exists only in one's mind.

External Links

• Solipsism and the Problem of Other Minds (http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/s/solipsis.htm)