# Is This Sound Conjecture Or Mere Solipsism? (Psych 101) **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [October 26, 2010, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-sound-conjecture-or-mere-solipsism-psych-101/558433 "2010-10-26T19:20:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![adhay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecd19e/32.png) [@adhay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adhay)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2010, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-sound-conjecture-or-mere-solipsism-psych-101/558433/61 "2010-10-28T21:01:51Z")
> [@acsenray](#): > > In a recent thread, someone mentioned the impossibility of teaching natural language to artificial intelligence. > > I suspect this might be an example of that. Confirmed. ---
**Author:** ![adhay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecd19e/32.png) [@adhay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adhay)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2010, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-sound-conjecture-or-mere-solipsism-psych-101/558433/62 "2010-10-28T21:05:06Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > By Jove, I think you’ve got it! > > I’ve had better “debates” with [ELIZA](http://www.manifestation.com/neurotoys/eliza.php3) Don’t doubt it. ---
**Author:** ![Lemur866](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lemur866/32/434_2.png) [@Lemur866](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lemur866)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2010, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-sound-conjecture-or-mere-solipsism-psych-101/558433/63 "2010-10-28T21:05:14Z")
[Dude…Wait, what?](http://www.flickr.com/photos/pvera/377484935/) ---
**Author:** ![adhay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecd19e/32.png) [@adhay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adhay)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2010, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-sound-conjecture-or-mere-solipsism-psych-101/558433/64 "2010-10-28T21:17:42Z")
> [@Lemur866](#): > > [Dude…Wait, what?](http://www.flickr.com/photos/pvera/377484935/) SWEET. Dude(tte), How did you do do that? I ask on behalf of all hotmail dopers. maybe? ---
**Author:** ![XT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xt/32/456_2.png) [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2010, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-sound-conjecture-or-mere-solipsism-psych-101/558433/65 "2010-10-28T21:18:00Z")
Has anyone (I) considered the following experiment? We break adhay’s knee caps and then see if they heal simply due to the force of his (my) will? Perhaps we (I) administer hot pepper extract enemas as well, to see if he (I) can simply think them away? Hopefully I (a mod) won’t be along to punish me (the XT aspect of the whole) for such a suggestion to make fun of the crazy aspect of the all encompassing ME. Based on earlier posts, the rational part of me (going by several different posters names, though can’t fool me…it’s all one) seems to be making fun of the nutty part of me who started this OP. I’m hoping that the rational parts of me win out and are finally able to crush the nutball aspects…though I’m not sure why I’m posting this to myself as I watch the war between the rational and the nutty aspects in a battle between coherency and incoherency. Furthermore…wait, what’s that?!? Ooooohhhh…shinny… -XT ---
**Author:** ![adhay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecd19e/32.png) [@adhay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adhay)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2010, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-sound-conjecture-or-mere-solipsism-psych-101/558433/66 "2010-10-28T21:28:17Z")
VWell administered by “X”: > [@xtisme](#): > > Has anyone (I) considered the following experiment? We break adhay’s knee caps and then see if they heal simply due to the force of his (my) will? Perhaps we (I) administer hot pepper extract enemas as well, to see if he (I) can simply think them away? > > Hopefully I (a mod) won’t be along to punish me (the XT aspect of the whole) for such a suggestion to make fun of the crazy aspect of the all encompassing ME. > > Based on earlier posts, the rational part of me (going by several different posters names, though can’t fool me…it’s all one) seems to be making fun of the nutty part of me who started this OP. I’m hoping that the rational parts of me win out and are finally able to crush the nutball aspects…though I’m not sure why I’m posting this to myself as I watch the war between the rational and the nutty aspects in a battle between coherency and incoherency. > > Furthermore…wait, what’s that?!? Ooooohhhh…shinny… > > -XT Close enough. ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2010, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-sound-conjecture-or-mere-solipsism-psych-101/558433/67 "2010-10-28T21:29:28Z")
> [@adhay](#): > > And … OK… “Seems to working for you. ETA and me, hypothetically”. Tell me more. ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2010, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-sound-conjecture-or-mere-solipsism-psych-101/558433/68 "2010-10-28T21:31:36Z")
> [@adhay](#): > > Don’t doubt it. Do you expect a different answer? ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2010, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-sound-conjecture-or-mere-solipsism-psych-101/558433/69 "2010-10-28T21:35:06Z")
> [@adhay](#): > > VWell administered by “X”:Close enough. Come, come, elucidate your thoughts. ---
**Author:** ![adhay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecd19e/32.png) [@adhay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adhay)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2010, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-sound-conjecture-or-mere-solipsism-psych-101/558433/70 "2010-10-28T21:39:24Z")
Well administered by “X”: > [@xtisme](#): > > Has anyone (I) considered the following experiment? We break adhay’s knee caps and then see if they heal simply due to the force of his (my) will? Perhaps we (I) administer hot pepper extract enemas as well, to see if he (I) can simply think them away? > > Hopefully I (a mod) won’t be along to punish me (the XT aspect of the whole) for such a suggestion to make fun of the crazy aspect of the all encompassing ME. > > Based on earlier posts, the rational part of me (going by several different posters names, though can’t fool me…it’s all one) seems to be making fun of the nutty part of me who started this OP. I’m hoping that the rational parts of me win out and are finally able to crush the nutball aspects…though I’m not sure why I’m posting this to myself as I watch the war between the rational and the nutty aspects in a battle between coherency and incoherency. > > Furthermore…wait, what’s that?!? Ooooohhhh…shinny… > > -XT * * * > [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > Do you expect a different answer? Hypothetically, maybe. ---
**Author:** ![adhay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecd19e/32.png) [@adhay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adhay)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2010, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-sound-conjecture-or-mere-solipsism-psych-101/558433/71 "2010-10-28T21:51:12Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > Come, come, elucidate your thoughts. We differ? ---
**Author:** ![Lemur866](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lemur866/32/434_2.png) [@Lemur866](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lemur866)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2010, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-sound-conjecture-or-mere-solipsism-psych-101/558433/72 "2010-10-28T22:01:31Z")
> [@adhay](#): > > SWEET. > > Dude(tte), > > How did you do do that? I ask on behalf of all hotmail dopers. maybe? Insert a link? You find the link, highlight the URL, copy it to clipboard. Then you highlight the text you want to turn into a link, click the little button that looks like a globe in the “reply to thread” page (Hover over it and it says “insert link”), and paste the link URL into the text box. Then make sure to preview your post so that you haven’t screwed it up. ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2010, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-sound-conjecture-or-mere-solipsism-psych-101/558433/73 "2010-10-28T22:06:05Z")
> [@adhay](#): > > Hypothetically, maybe. Tell me what you mean by Hypothetically maybe. Is it about your mother? ---
**Author:** ![adhay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecd19e/32.png) [@adhay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adhay)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2010, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-sound-conjecture-or-mere-solipsism-psych-101/558433/74 "2010-10-28T22:10:32Z")
> [@Lemur866](#): > > Insert a link? … So how do I post a picture to my hotmail response to this nonsense? ---
**Author:** ![adhay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecd19e/32.png) [@adhay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adhay)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2010, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-sound-conjecture-or-mere-solipsism-psych-101/558433/75 "2010-10-28T22:12:24Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > Tell me what you mean by Hypothetically maybe. Is it about your mother? IAW, yo mama.wtf ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2010, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-sound-conjecture-or-mere-solipsism-psych-101/558433/76 "2010-10-28T22:13:02Z")
> [@adhay](#): > > So how do I post a picture to my hotmail response to this nonsense? What answer would please you the most? ---
**Author:** ![dzero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/5f9b8f/32.png) [@dzero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dzero)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2010, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-sound-conjecture-or-mere-solipsism-psych-101/558433/77 "2010-10-28T22:17:06Z")
Wow, glad I got outta here before all the shooting started. ---
**Author:** ![adhay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecd19e/32.png) [@adhay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adhay)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2010, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-sound-conjecture-or-mere-solipsism-psych-101/558433/78 "2010-10-28T22:17:58Z")
> [@Euphonious\_Polemic](#): > > What answer would please you the most? Objection. Sustained. ---
**Author:** ![adhay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecd19e/32.png) [@adhay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adhay)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2010, 10:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-sound-conjecture-or-mere-solipsism-psych-101/558433/79 "2010-10-28T22:18:58Z")
> [@dzero](#): > > Wow, glad I got outta here before all the shooting started. No doubt. ---
**Author:** ![Euphonious\_Polemic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/euphonious_polemic/32/3002_2.png) [@Euphonious\_Polemic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Euphonious_Polemic)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2010, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-sound-conjecture-or-mere-solipsism-psych-101/558433/80 "2010-10-28T22:21:35Z")
> [@adhay](#): > > Objection. > > Sustained. Hypothetically, Maybe. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-sound-conjecture-or-mere-solipsism-psych-101/558433.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-sound-conjecture-or-mere-solipsism-psych-101/558433.md?page=5)