Examples Of Solipsism

What is solipsism and do I believe it? I do not believe in solipsism. According to Nagel in “How Do You Know Anything?”, solipsism is the view that the inside of your mind is the only thing that exists. If I believed in solipsism, I would believe that only myself exists and everything around me is a figment of my imagination. In this paper I will be writing about why I believe solipsism is false and how I know I am going to die. If I had to try to convince a human being that solipsism is true it would be very hard. When I would be explaining solipsism to that person, that person would not believe in it because they are conscious human beings also. I would have to convince them that they are the only human being with a conscience and I am just a figment of their imagination. Solipsism is not believable due to the fact that anyone would disbelieve me in a second if I told them that I am not really there. While reading a piece of work from “Human Truth,” I came across this excerpt, “ If two solipsists ever meet, one of them is deluded.” This in my eyes proves the whole theory to be false and why I believe it is false. If a solipsist believes that they are a conscious being and the rest of the people around them are just automatons of their creation then how are
I have been to four funerals in my life. If I believed in solipsism then why would a loved one being laying in a casket and many people surrounding the casket. Why if I was the only being and everyone was a figment of my imagination would I inflict pain in my heart? If I were a solipsist I believe that you would be able to control your life and avoid the bad. Why would I want to go to my grandfather and uncles funeral five weeks apart from each other. This is exactly how I know I am going to die. Will I know when my time is coming, most likely not unless I get an unfortunate disease, but seeing people die and age just means that will happen to me