Prove you Exist.

[kadzbiz]

There is no way that I can prove that I don't exist. Therefore I must exist.

 

[doppelganger]

in philosophy (Western) this is not a valid statement nor does it matter what you "want" it is what it is.

Western philosophy as I've discovered it is far more diverse than what seem to indicate. Moreover, what I "want" is what makes existence what it is. Construct awareness can be directed introspectively upon the centerpiece of reality.

 

[Yerda]

Could someone please offer a sound logical argument that they, or anything for that matter, exists. I'm not looking for philosophy or reason just a well formulated logical argument.

Out of curiosity, why?

 

[logician]

Perhaps a better question is offering convincing proof that one does not exist.

 

[Peace]

Prove you Exist

I am typing these words which you will see once posted, so I do exist

 

[McBell]

I am typing these words which you will see once posted, so I do exist

Or I have a really detail oriented imagination...

 

[Fluffy]

Another point is that any argument that attempts to prove the existence of "I" or "you" will be plagued by ambiguity until those indexicals are properly defined. You can't have a valid argument with ambiguous propositions.

 

[McBell]

Another point is that any argument that attempts to prove the existence of "I" or "you" will be plagued by ambiguity until those indexicals are properly defined. You can't have a valid argument with ambiguous propositions.

Leave it to Fluffy to mess up a perfectly good argument with logic.

 

[Smoke]

There is no way that I can prove that I don't exist. Therefore I must exist.

Perhaps a better question is offering convincing proof that one does not exist.

Well, that's what people keep telling me about god.

 

[Smoke]

Another point is that any argument that attempts to prove the existence of "I" or "you" will be plagued by ambiguity until those indexicals are properly defined. You can't have a valid argument with ambiguous propositions.

Exactly.

 

[Kungfuzed]

If I step on a scale you can determine my weight. You can observe the effect I have on objects around me as I move and manipulate them. If you stick a thermometer in me you can measure my temperature. You can examine my body and test my DNA to determine my species. Practically any of the criteria used to determine any objects existence can be used to determine my existence.

 

[logician]

The funny thing is, the only entity that can prove that a god exists is that god itself, because only that god has enough understandiong to define its own existence, so we may have a long wait.

 

[sandandfoam]

The funny thing is, the only entity that can prove that a god exists is that god itself, because only that god has enough understandiong to define its own existence

True of a person too.

 

[doppelganger]

I am typing these words which you will see once posted, so I do exist

Unless someone else typed them just to try to prove you exist.

 

[Peace]

Unless someone else typed them just to try to prove you exist.

I assure you that I am the one who typed them with the same fingers with what I am typing now.
Regardless of who typed them, just the post proves that the poster exists.

 

[doppelganger]

I assure you that I am the one who typed them with the same fingers with what I am typing now.
Regardless of who typed them, just the post proves that the poster exists.

What if little gremlins are in my computer circuitry sticking bits into the RAM prompting the monitor to display "your" supposed words only to me?

 

[Fluffy]

Regardless of who typed them, just the post proves that the poster exists.

What if I am imagining the post?

 

[Peace]

What if little gremlins are in my computer circuitry sticking bits into the RAM prompting the monitor to display "your" supposed words only to me?

LOL cool, that's just impossible! Your imagination is vast :sarcastic

 

[Peace]

What if I am imagining the post?

So to be sure you are not imagining things, you can go and ask someone else if s/he sees the post I typed

 

[McBell]

I assure you that I am the one who typed them with the same fingers with what I am typing now.
Regardless of who typed them, just the post proves that the poster exists.

I play Diablo2:LOD and they have what are called "bots" that actually take groups through what is known as the "Baal run".
These bots are merely computer programs that control a player character.

I have also seen "bots" that spam forums.
They create screen names, and then post their spam, then log off.
There are "bots" that spam WoW, D2, Everquest, and several other, if not all, online games.