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gorilla · 04-09-2004, 10:21 PM

I've always kinda been lost in the religious/existence sort of way and I used to believe that the universe only existed as far as I could see. Has anyone ever played a videogame like WarCraft where the whole map is black except for like a one inch circle with your character in the middle. I used to believe the universe was like that, I was in the middle and the only things that existed where what I could see. And I was the only actual person, everyone was a program/illusion (no, I did not develope this from the Matrix, I believed this long before the Matrix came out) But I was the only person in the world, but the world only existed half a mile in any direction. I guess theres no way to prove to me that Brazil exists, becuase I cant observe it in anyway. Of course, everyone thinks that Brazil is a place, but how can you be sure about it unless you can see it. And if you're in Brazil how do you know that Spain exists? The question sounds kind of asinine, but how can you really be sure? maybe im just an idiot

04-09-2004, 10:21 PM	#39 (permalink)
gorilla Insane Location: USA	I've always kinda been lost in the religious/existence sort of way and I used to believe that the universe only existed as far as I could see. Has anyone ever played a videogame like WarCraft where the whole map is black except for like a one inch circle with your character in the middle. I used to believe the universe was like that, I was in the middle and the only things that existed where what I could see. And I was the only actual person, everyone was a program/illusion (no, I did not develope this from the Matrix, I believed this long before the Matrix came out) But I was the only person in the world, but the world only existed half a mile in any direction. I guess theres no way to prove to me that Brazil exists, becuase I cant observe it in anyway. Of course, everyone thinks that Brazil is a place, but how can you be sure about it unless you can see it. And if you're in Brazil how do you know that Spain exists? The question sounds kind of asinine, but how can you really be sure? maybe im just an idiot __________________ I'll bet you $5 that you read the previous word...