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[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 38 points 11 months ago (4 children)

How do you know the context existed before you woke up this morning? It could have been replaced with something even stranger while you were asleep.

[–] JizzmasterD@lemmy.ca 23 points 11 months ago

If it’s truly a feline take: “I exist with unwavering confidence in the context of all which came before me. I resent you questioning the concept through which you question me.”

[–] FartsWithAnAccent@fedia.io 9 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Well well well, looks like we got one of them Church of Last Tuesday folks here...

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 9 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Excuse me?! I'm in the Church of Last Thursday, thankyouverymuch. Those heretical Last Tuesdayists are going to face consequences for their lack of faith.

[–] FartsWithAnAccent@fedia.io 6 points 11 months ago

Apologies, I am but a mere subgenius and did not know any better.

[–] joyjoy@lemm.ee 5 points 11 months ago

I exist within the context of Last Thursday. It's called Last Thursdayism.

[–] Bumblefumble@lemm.ee 23 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Not me, I'm sure that I just fell out of a coconut tree.

[–] Localhorst86@feddit.org 9 points 11 months ago

Me too (I have brain damage)

[–] GluWu@lemm.ee 16 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I never consented to this tho

[–] zarkanian@sh.itjust.works 12 points 11 months ago

You should complain to the manager.

[–] Dave@lemmings.world 10 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Your memories of this "context" could have been altered. Maybe this instance of reality just started (and as such there is no context)

[–] upto60percentoff@kbin.run 17 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Memories being given as an input to the system are themselves context

[–] Dave@lemmings.world 4 points 11 months ago (2 children)

So it doesn't matter if the past really is real, if you think they are real, they matter?

[–] upto60percentoff@kbin.run 10 points 11 months ago (1 children)

The act of inserting this context into the system is itself context, so I'm still existing in the context of what came before

If somebody tricks you and you fall for it, it doesn't mean what you were tricked into believing isn't context, or that the fact you were tricked at all isnt context.

[–] Dave@lemmings.world 5 points 11 months ago

Yeah.. alright, I'm too drunk for this

[–] Dufurson@sh.itjust.works 3 points 11 months ago

yep, just like ork tech

[–] BodilessGaze@sh.itjust.works 4 points 11 months ago

That's basically the Boltzmann brain thought experiment: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boltzmann_brain

[–] aviationeast@lemmy.world 10 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Sounds like a round thing to contemplate.

[–] CodexArcanum@lemmy.world 11 points 11 months ago

Like some sort of sphere upon which to speculate...

[–] zarkanian@sh.itjust.works 6 points 11 months ago

Based and coconut-pilled.

[–] kwomp2@sh.itjust.works 3 points 11 months ago

So relatable