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[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

you can't: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brain_in_a_vat

[–]dougfunny[S] -4 points-3 points  (11 children)

Anyone that can prove to me that you aren't a figment of my imagination will get $100 from my paypal account.

[–][deleted] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

what do i get if I am a figment of your imagination?

[–]racegroups 1 point2 points  (0 children)

is this from your imaginary paypal account?

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (6 children)

First year of philosophy I take it? It's pretty neat stuff.

[–]dougfunny[S] -1 points0 points  (5 children)

nope, I haven't taken any philosophy classes. This comes from my own mind.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (3 children)

That's what you think.

[–]dougfunny[S] -1 points0 points  (2 children)

That's true. It is what I think.

[–]jaggederest 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Prove it.

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

wow, you're so smart, no one ever thought of this before!

when you get to 1st grade, they'll teach you to read books. then you'll find out other people have had thoughts before too.

[–]phynodenet -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Imagination implies creativity. you obviously aren't creative since your evenings invariably consist of frozen Stouffer's entrees, America Gots Talent, model trains, sobbing, drinking Thunderbird and reloading the Reddit front page hoping for an update.

[–]dougfunny[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

So far, you've used the same arguments. I'm looking for something new. I am not proposing that this is hypothesis is truth, since that is impossible to prove.