I think this article is making some assumptions about the world, though— none of us actually know we’re the same kind of thing as all the people around us; we just know that it seems that way.
What if the universe is just a video game you’re playing, and this comment is a part of the game that’s pointing that out? I don’t see that saying “well, because you’re the same kind of thing as me, Robert” rules that out. I don’t think you have any way of knowing that’s true.
Perhaps you really are radically different from everyone you encounter in a way that’s a basic fact of what the universe is. I mean, I know you’re not, as you say. But I don’t see how you could know that? It’s probably a terrible thing for a person to actually believe
But what about muh parsimony!?
I think this article is making some assumptions about the world, though— none of us actually know we’re the same kind of thing as all the people around us; we just know that it seems that way.
What if the universe is just a video game you’re playing, and this comment is a part of the game that’s pointing that out? I don’t see that saying “well, because you’re the same kind of thing as me, Robert” rules that out. I don’t think you have any way of knowing that’s true.
Perhaps you really are radically different from everyone you encounter in a way that’s a basic fact of what the universe is. I mean, I know you’re not, as you say. But I don’t see how you could know that? It’s probably a terrible thing for a person to actually believe