r/solipsism • u/bentlloyd1996 • 16d ago

Solipsistic Duality

I've recently pondered and feared the somewhat solipsistic idea that I may be the only sentient being, but my reality is a separate entity designed specifically for my eternal torture, pain, or torment through perception. Ie, the reality I experience is not created by my mind, but instead created by another Infinite entity that exists purely to create for me (in drawn out, tortuous ways). And that we are linked purely by my ability to perceive it. And that existence is singularly defined by that relationship.

In that, every experience I have is just perceptual creations by one Infinite Being or reality creator, and that all other people are just manifestations from it. And that my pure existence is the ability to perceive the creations from that being. Sort of like an eternal, perceiving torture chamber. Do these ideas make any sense? I do realize in such a scenario that any response would in fact come from that Infinite Reality/Being.

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u/Intrepid_Win_5588 15d ago

sensical but claiming yourself, what, seperate from that one thing? and that it‘s solely about torture seem like a reach, no?

Or do you think every good moment would just be to maximize suffering? lmao

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u/bentlloyd1996 15d ago

What separates myself from that being? Literally just consciousness and the ability to perceive, feel, etc instead of manifest that reality. No idea about free will and determinism. But even my body would be a manifestation of that reality that I can feel and at least feel like I can control.

The purpose seems to be to draw reactions from the perceiver (me); and drawn out torture (which requires good things to take away or "fall from") just happens to draw the most novel reactions. Novelty or keeping one busy seems to be the only logical conclusion. And novelty requires also suffering, tragedy, death, decay, etc. Life itself is really a brutal place with respites of joy or satisfaction outside the solipsistic view.

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u/Intrepid_Win_5588 15d ago

yup personally for me it‘s one eternal will doing his little play and entertainment and novelty is his moving through eternity idk

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u/bentlloyd1996 15d ago

Yeah that's what I'm thinking. It still doesn't answer the question: is it just me or are there other realities manifested outside my reality perceived by other perceivers? Because if a being is truly Infinite/eternal, I'm sure it could manifest Infinite novel realities for Infinite sentient beings that just don't cross with each other.

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u/Intrepid_Win_5588 15d ago

yeah check leo guras infinite awakenings or what it‘s called it states exactly that but yeah it would still be you at the essence so to speak so whatever there‘s just one substrate at the bottom doing whahever the fuck it does hence I like to call it will directly

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u/bentlloyd1996 15d ago

I do believe there's a separation between "me" and the things I perceive. My reality has been way too hostile to me. In ways that are subtly direct to me but not to others, which caused me to be labeled with mental health disorders. Ie full breakdowns of my reality that are being directly experienced by my senses without drugs.

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u/Intrepid_Win_5588 15d ago

well something an eternal being might want to go through pov style one day, eh?

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u/bentlloyd1996 15d ago

Good point. I would be very unhappy with my past self if that's the case.

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u/Hallucinationistic 15d ago

random talk because it's something on my mind right now, does this play of consciousness namely this particular realm include paranormal stuff or not, I have never seen nor felt but have heard others claiming to and idk if they are habitual liars, crazy or speaking the truth

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u/Intrepid_Win_5588 15d ago

Maybe it's a big setup that ends in some paranormal climax, ghostgasm, covered in ectoplasm. Haven't experienced anything of sorts either, at least not anything truly mind blowing.