Is it possible?

[boagie]

cjames,

It sounds like an analogy of when the moon use to follow me home in the evenings as a small boy. It was a little disappointing to understand that the moon was such a tart, and fellowed everyone home.

[Arjen]

Originally Posted by de_budding

Lol, sure but you and Boagy got my head spinning at the mo, I probably gotta opt out that 'action' thread, take a day off and then we can discuss brain in a vat.
btw, thanks for your help on said thread, you commentary and observations have been paramount to my understanding (the little understanding I have. :P)

And I appreciate yours; almost all of the time.

[nameless]

Originally Posted by cjames

Is it possible to think that the people and world around you isn't just concentrated around you, but also you around them? If I walk home from school it is hard for me to imagine what I look like from the drivers perspective, and I very easily think that he is there because I am there. But he still would be there that day at that time, even if still was at school wouldn't he?

No. To define existence at any moment requires the entire universe. To define YOU at any moment requires the entire universe (of the moment). Altering any variable in the perfection of the moment (as if that could be done... it cannot) alters, to one extent or another, the entire universe (think butterfly effect).

I can't even try to imagine all the seperate lifes that are being lived on the whole globe. Is it possible to ignore my own excistance, and see my own life through the eyes of some other?

Your existential reality can only be seen as/from 'your' Perspective.
Through empathy, though, 'you' can 'access/be' the feelings/perspective of another 'self'. After all, your universe and everyone in it has it's existence in your mind! 'Access' shouldn't be terribly difficult, understanding this...