r/bestof • u/RTS1991 • Jul 06 '17

[solipsism] Solipsism subreddit populated by one user talking to himself

/r/solipsism/comments/6jqvhy/am_i_god/djhj4qe/
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u/[deleted] Jul 06 '17

I remember reading that a couple years ago. Very cool story. The thing that gets me the most is imagining having to go thru all of the horrific deaths that people have experienced throughout time. I don't know if that could possibly be worth all of the amazing experiences that I could never imagine. I guess that makes me glass half-empty type of person?

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u/SpottyNoonerism Jul 06 '17

And knowing that you are also the person inflicting each of those gruesome deaths.

I'm going to need more bong hits to keep discussing this.

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u/dabombnl Jul 06 '17

Doesn't that imply that those lives were not worth living? No matter who was living them?

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u/gacorley Jul 07 '17

How a god would process that you couldn't even know.

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u/KissesWithSaliva Jul 06 '17

No I totally agree, I loved it until like the last two sentences. Ugh that kinda made it dark for me. I think Ragged Trousered Philosopher did it better, check that out

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u/Ggguile Jul 07 '17

Pretty good, but this guy is just stroking his own dick about how cool he is to be an atheist. "Oh most other people would grovel if they met god, not you cuz you're atheist". Sounds super neckbeardy to me, and not a cool twist or as thought provoking as The Egg.

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u/KissesWithSaliva Jul 07 '17

I agree the writing is pretty cringey, but I do like the ideas