How Was Your Day? Numero Four-o

[Abbie]

Its sounds ike the things we see and touch are the only things that exist

[StarsOfCCTV]

It is.

Some of it is just ridiculous though e.g. Idealism - when you leave the room it doesn't exist, when you shut your eyes the world disappears, when you blink whatever is in front of your eyes disappears. And wait until you get onto the brain in the vat...

Do tell about the brain in the vat, I'm intrigued.

There is an evil scientist. He has wired up you brain and is making you think you are living your normal life. Through his machine he can make you think you are doing cooking, riding a bike or anything else you normally do but you aren't really your senses are just being deceived. Whatever you do, it's just the scientist cleverly stimulating the nerves in your brain to think you are. It's all an illusion...

[CrazyLea]

What a day!

Had this big presentation to do today in college. Groups of 3... kinda a competition between us all. There was a panel of 5 people watching us... and okay we were supposed to be at half 2.. but we lost all of out powerpoint!! Well not all of it, but the finished one.. so we went to get assistance, and it was in the temp files because we saved it wrong or something, so we couldn't get it back.. it was 2:15.. we were all panicking, we had to redo like 5/6 slides, then send all of our slides to each other, put them in order.. we had no idea what we were gonna be saying (I know it was written on the slides, but you know what I mean).. We made it just in time... and I think it went okay. Won't find out til after half term though! I hope we win .

But oh gosh, we all felt like crying hah!!!

[Abigail]

There is an evil scientist. He has wired up you brain and is making you think you are living your normal life. Through his machine he can make you think you are doing cooking, riding a bike or anything else you normally do but you aren't really your senses are just being deceived. Whatever you do, it's just the scientist cleverly stimulating the nerves in your brain to think you are. It's all an illusion...

Wow, I like that idea

What a day.

Care to share?

[Abbie]

So its like we are in a game, someone is controlling us?
I used to think that

[di marco]

It is.

Some of it is just ridiculous though e.g. Idealism - when you leave the room it doesn't exist, when you shut your eyes the world disappears, when you blink whatever is in front of your eyes disappears. And wait until you get onto the brain in the vat...

Do tell about the brain in the vat, I'm intrigued.

There is an evil scientist. He has wired up you brain and is making you think you are living your normal life. Through his machine he can make you think you are doing cooking, riding a bike or anything else you normally do but you aren't really your senses are just being deceived. Whatever you do, it's just the scientist cleverly stimulating the nerves in your brain to think you are. It's all an illusion...

so, with that theory, right now im not actually on the internet replying to your post, its just an illusion to make me think i am?

[Abigail]

Do we all have our own evil scientist? Is this scientist a real person? According to the theory are we real or are we just a figment of the scientist's imagination?

[StarsOfCCTV]

So its like we are in a game, someone is controlling us?
I used to think that

Yes, think of the film the Matrix. It's like that

so, with that theory, right now im not actually on the internet replying to your post, its just an illusion to make me think i am?

Yeah you are being deceived, your not really on the internet your brain is floating around in a vat being manipulated The answer to that argument is Cogito Ergo Sum - I think therefore I am. You can think therefore you cannot be deceived.

Its sounds ike the things we see and touch are the only things that exist

Oh no...there are the Forms. They are eternal, infallible, you can only discover them through reason...can only see them with the 'souls' eye. Of course Philosophers are the only one's who can see them.

[Abbie]

I love how confusing this is

[Abigail]

Why didn't I apply for this at uni? This sounds like so much fun.