End of an era, that was my first thought. Mom was a gate agent and I spent hours in the airport, every time one rolled up it was all “ooh, look at the big 747!” Good memories <3

Someone else mentioned solipsism above, so thank you for giving me another avenue to research. Gotta say, I am so grateful that this sub responded to my questions with patience and respect <3

Absolutely. Adding it to the list. Thank you!

Yes! Thank you! And I’m glad you touched on what I sorta naively think of as “so what” or “what would knowing the answer change for you?” And moving beyond or setting that aside that has its own value. The book I’m listening to brought this home in a roundabout way, and makes me wonder about “genius,” about how it is not some magical quality but a combination of being able to hold onto the thread while moving around the “so what” questions with, hmm, how to put it…intuition within reason? Reason expanded with intuition? Anyway, I’m incredibly appreciative of the time you put into your response, and you can be sure I’ll be coming back to it later when my poor brain has cooled down.

This is something I struggle with, and I hope you can help me understand. In very basic lay terms, my question is if anything exists outside of myself. If I cannot perceive a thing, how can I know with certainty it exists? However, that I can even imagine that scenario must mean that other things do exist outside of myself, otherwise how would I develop the concept of comparison/separation of my perception and stuff that I cannot perceive? But…is that verifiable? Does something have to be verifiable to be true? Not sure if these questions make sense…

Currently listening to The Order of Time. The sentences sound so simple, but if I pause to think about it I am immediately back in wtf space. Just writing “pause, “think,” “immediate,” and “space” has my mind melting. (Which must indicate the passage of time because melting involves an exchange of heat? Idk man)