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Talking to Yourself

Craiya February 01, 2020 at 03:54 3150 views 8 comments
If you create an imaginary character and you start talking to them, does it mean you're talking to somebody or are you talking to yourself?

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Sir2u February 01, 2020 at 04:07 #377624
Quoting Craiya
If you create an imaginary character and you start talking to them, does it mean you're talking to somebody or are you talking to yourself?


It means that you are talking with yourself.
Qwex February 01, 2020 at 12:35 #377699
You're talking to the imaginary character, but because that's in your own mind, it can be confused with talking with yourself.

Your eye's target is a thing that isn't yourself.

Your own simulate presence.

I suppose it can be argued any imagination you produce is yours only, and thus it is yourself you're talking to.

However, I'm not ready to explain that.
Sir Philo Sophia February 01, 2020 at 22:11 #377826
Quoting Qwex
You're talking to the imaginary character, but because that's in your own mind, it can be confused with talking with yourself.


so, you are not yourself when role playing or acting? you think is a kind of controlled, temporary schizophrenia?
Qwex February 01, 2020 at 22:35 #377832
Reply to Sir Philo Sophia

OP did mention creation of an imaginary character.
Sir Philo Sophia February 01, 2020 at 22:40 #377835
Quoting Qwex
OP did mention creation of an imaginary character.


OK, what does that imaginary character look/act like? I'm saying the more form/process you give it the more you will find it is actually based on what is already known/experienced.
Qwex February 01, 2020 at 22:43 #377836
Reply to Sir Philo Sophia

I imagine I'm in a room with my nan, my nan's presence is presumed around me. If my target is my imaginary nan, then that's what I believe is being talked to.

Not the malleability of the action, and how it looks.
Sir Philo Sophia February 01, 2020 at 22:57 #377840
Quoting Qwex
I imagine I'm in a room with my nan, my nan's presence is presumed around me. If my target is my imaginary nan, then that's what I believe is being talked to.


Sorry, in my prior post, I thought this was on the thread re imagination vs concepts. Any how, when you imagine, you are playing games of known things with yourself. In a room... that is known. 'nan's presence' is a person, which you project as an instance of yourself or someone you know, so that is known. talking is known. then you imagine you talking to a projection of yourself. all based on known things, so just you playing with abstractions your own conceptualized imagery. Nothing but playing games of known things with yourself. Like counterfactual simulations, or dreams even.
Sir2u February 02, 2020 at 03:49 #377894
Quoting Qwex
Your eye's target is a thing that isn't yourself


How can you see an imaginary character?

Quoting Qwex
Your own simulate presence.


Are simulation and imagination the same thing? I can imagine that I am eating pizza, is that the same as simulating eating pizza?

Quoting Qwex
I suppose it can be argued any imagination you produce is yours only, and thus it is yourself you're talking to.


Talking WITH.

Quoting Qwex
However, I'm not ready to explain that.


Why not?

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