ManusJustus said:
appolose said:
ManusJustus said:
appolose said:
Picking any one belief about reality is just as baseless as picking another; there is no good reason why one might be true over another.
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There is a good reason, because one 'assumption' has better results than the other.
I believe that if I unplug my computer I will not be able to get on the internet. Another belief I could have is that if I unplug my computer I will be able to get on the internet.
Obviously, the belief that my computer needs to be plugged in is the better belief. Otherwise, I'm sitting here staring at a blank computer screen. Now, as you say, my computer may or may not exist, but regardless if it exists or not, the only way I am going to be on it is if I plug it in.
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"Now, as you say, my computer may or may not exist, but regardless if it exists or not, the only way I am going to be on it is if I plug it in". This is contradictory. If it doesn't exist, you won't be able to get on it.
And you seem to think that you can observe whether or not you can actually get on a computer. How is that?
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Let me rephrase it.
My computer may or may not exist, but regardless if it exists or not, the only way that I am going to think that I am on my computer is if it is plugged in.
To prove my point, if you are going to reply to this post your computer is going to be plugged in. In fact, if it doesnt matter, then why is your computer plugged in right now as you read this?
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For your first statement, the only reason you think that is because you assume it. And if you unplug it, you would have to assume that it is actually off. Same for the second statement.
