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kleinbl00 · 4067 days ago · link · · parent · post: Philosophy Discussion Thread - Descartes, "Cogito Ergo Sum" & Solipsism.
And that, I believe, is why I end up with so little patience for philosophy: once you change the reference frame, get rid of the reference frame, add another, stretch it out, etc you've lost any anchor. To me, the relation to the anchor is what matters: "what do I get out of studying this?" A thought experiment left unhinged is fiction and while I'm fond of fiction, I prefer it full of characters and plot. The last time I debated philosophy was 1994. The last time I had a roommate was 1997. So while there's a chance I'm your roommate, it would involve some serious abuse of the space-time continuum.