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bizso09

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Who are You?

October 10, 2020 at 09:22 34 comments General Philosophy

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Yes, it's like a pointer or flag, which is an additional fact. It could point to other experience, but it doesn't, because it only points to one, in t...
January 19, 2026 at 22:00
With all due respect, I don't see how you can argue with the axiom that you yourself exist. Especially, since everything you know starts with "You". I...
January 19, 2026 at 02:29
Which part do you not agree with? 1) That we all live in the actual real world. 2) That we can tell what the current experience is, because guess what...
January 17, 2026 at 01:36
The truth criteria should be logical consistency, which is the same in both the realist and irrealist understanding of the world, as well as the assum...
January 14, 2026 at 15:51
Here's another way to put it, why there is a contradiction. We all agree that we live in one world, which is the actual world. In this actual world, t...
January 14, 2026 at 15:29
Well, something can either exist in relation to the Window, or independent of it. In the previous post, I covered the case of independence. This leave...
January 13, 2026 at 22:21
The only axiom I make use of is the fact that I exist. This existence is what I call Window. The property of this existence is first person perspectiv...
January 13, 2026 at 21:11
Yes, I agree with that. However, my concern is why it's one particular inner phenomenon is playing in the Window, how was that selected, if there were...
January 13, 2026 at 20:07
Exactly. So my question is, are you claiming to be a "You" right now in the real world? Because if so, it's a contradiction.
January 13, 2026 at 19:54
I don't attempt to explain the entire world. I'm just deriving conclusions starting from the fact that I exist.
January 13, 2026 at 19:52
It's scenarios, but actually the contradiction would arise in the real actual world. The puzzle is good for pinpointing what "You" is.
January 13, 2026 at 19:50
You are correct stating that "You" and "The World" are interlinked. There is no independent "The World" without "You", and vice versa. The contradicti...
January 13, 2026 at 19:29
You are interpreting this way, because the "You" term is overloaded, just like "first person perspective". These can mean on the one hand something th...
January 13, 2026 at 19:16
This is a fair point you raise, my mistake leads to a circular argument! I'm relativizing "You" to "Your World", which defeats the purpose of "You" in...
January 13, 2026 at 19:01
I mean, there can be multiple heres and nows, but still the fact is that I'm only seeing one of them, and how come it's this one if they are all here ...
January 13, 2026 at 18:39
This deals with the physical world and its workings. I also include subjective experiences in this realm, although they are traditionally not part of ...
January 13, 2026 at 18:28
If I was both Alice and Bob, then it is Scenario 3, you're talking about. The point I want to state is that I want to affirm the existence of this fac...
January 13, 2026 at 18:21
I see you are talking about relatives, meaning things are relational to one another. However, I argue that in the world, the You is an absolute global...
January 13, 2026 at 18:11
Even though the java programming language can be compiled to run on any computer, it is an additional fact of the world that which specific computer i...
January 13, 2026 at 18:00
Whether it is a fact or not of the world is very simple. I exist as Me. Everything is viewed from my perspective. This happens to be at a location of ...
January 13, 2026 at 17:47
Your mistake is that you are abstracting away the world, rather than seeing it exactly as it is. In your reality, indeed other perspectives are not fi...
January 13, 2026 at 17:27
In my view, reducing the issue to mere play of words, ignores a fundamental fact of reality, which is that you are observing the world as a "You". It ...
January 13, 2026 at 17:08
Thanks for linking your post. Indeed, you touch upon a very similar issue I describe here, and I don't have a solution either. However, in my post, I ...
January 13, 2026 at 16:50
There are two points. First you need to accept that You is singular. Second, that You is absolute. "I am Esse" is not the same statement as "You" is E...
January 13, 2026 at 16:21
In the world that you live in, "You" is indeed an absolute global fact. Wouldn't you agree that you can unequivocally tell who the "You" is? Ask yours...
January 13, 2026 at 15:50
Why is it a false statement to say that there is a difference in state of the world between being Alice and being Bob, even though Alice's and Bob's e...
January 13, 2026 at 15:23
please look at the gemini link I posted in the original post, and tell me whether there is a confusion of meaning.
January 13, 2026 at 15:15
The puzzle contains a total description of the world, which includes both indexical and non-indexical facts about it. In fact, I argue that the You is...
January 13, 2026 at 15:12
No, it's not a fifth person. It is merely a reference point, or pointer, i.e. a window of first person perspective. It is not a physical being, soul o...
January 13, 2026 at 15:09
You is not meant to be a spirit or soul, but more like a reference point, or pointer, i.e. a window of first person perspective. It is not physical, b...
January 13, 2026 at 15:06
Yes, you are correct. There is a difference between Alice and being Alice. The puzzle attempts to identify what this difference is. On the one hand it...
January 13, 2026 at 14:57
Here I try to derive the logical contradiction which arises from the puzzle. 1. In both scenarios we have a "You". I argue that this "You" is a necess...
January 13, 2026 at 14:46
Let me illustrate the contradictory nature of this koan. As per previous suggestions, let's say we add Jane to the room. In addition, let's define I a...
December 05, 2024 at 16:09
it looks like you're incapable of forming a coherent argument other than to state that it's all nonsense without any support. I guess case is closed. ...
October 18, 2020 at 21:52
Care to explain, or just saying it's nonsense? How about forming an argument? I can also just say, you're stupid, and that's the end of my argument.
October 16, 2020 at 19:24
The "Who" is a "What", because it exists. If it wasn't a What, then what is it? In fact, the Who is Me. It is not my thoughts or perception but the Fa...
October 16, 2020 at 17:17
Dear people who replied. It appears to me that most people have not understood the question properly. It would be important to understand it because i...
October 13, 2020 at 16:42
That's correct, but it's the 'you' that's supposed to tell me which perspective I am.
May 31, 2020 at 07:19
That's very interesting that each time an event is created, information is lost while passing down to our universe. However, I argue that in this exte...
May 22, 2020 at 22:25
The question of identity assignment is not possible to answer using a logical framework. The question is that one day I wake up in the world, and I be...
May 22, 2020 at 22:15
That's correct. "this" implies an injection of information into the system, the source of which can be traced back to a separate entity, in this case ...
May 21, 2020 at 22:18
I believe information is fundamental element. It interacts with the physical. Example: > Tell someone to go to the door. They will listen and go there...
May 05, 2020 at 00:08
By gap between mental and physical, I meant an aspect of physical which we cannot detect easily.
May 04, 2020 at 23:50
Intelligence must be a component of the universe because 1) intelligence exists 2) there is nothing apart from the universe. They way I see it is inte...
May 04, 2020 at 23:32
Having no such information would entail me existing in some kind of weird superposition of all 3 choices. Like being God, Peter and bizso09 at the sam...
May 04, 2020 at 22:55
In my view, the whole thing, the world, and the perspective, just spontaneously jumps into existence out of nothing. I don't know how I got here, all ...
May 04, 2020 at 01:19
I never conflated "me" and "you". Every statement correctly describes the world in its own right. It is impossible to make a statement without includi...
May 04, 2020 at 01:12
Observation is not lack of knowledge. It's the possibility of any information flow whatsoever. Here's some more: You say: K. There is one Me L. In a w...
May 03, 2020 at 23:59
Ultimately, all reasoning is de se. Even for the de re sentence "Peter wants to get elected", the complete sentence is "I believe that Peter wants to ...
May 02, 2020 at 16:02
Well, to be honest, I think nobody really knows how the world works, so if you're honest with yourself, you can admit it too. Let's go back to the ori...
May 02, 2020 at 15:20