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The Egg by Andy Weir (galactanet.com)
submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by KingJalopy@lemm.ee to c/shortstories
 

This is one most of you have probably read or watched the YouTube video for. But if you haven't, please enjoy! The YouTube video is excellent but the story is great either way.

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[โ€“] auf@lemmy.ml 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The scenario is quite hypothetical but I kinda feel it true. I can imagine what something would be like clearly without actually experiencing it. It maybe because of what I have been experiencing as a different person before, maybe.

[โ€“] KingJalopy@lemm.ee 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It's a neat idea for sure. I think the actual word for this... Ideology?..is solipsism. It's a pretty wild rabbit hole if you're bored and possibly stoned enough to dig around. Which is actually how I found this years ago.

[โ€“] Lacanoodle 5 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[โ€“] KingJalopy@lemm.ee 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Don't know why I never thought of Descartes before this in relation to that story. Lol, I guess you could say I saw what I wanted to...

[โ€“] Lacanoodle 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Also, the idea you were thinking of is pantheism not solipsism

[โ€“] KingJalopy@lemm.ee 2 points 10 months ago

Right on, I knew that didn't sound right. Thank you!