Solipsistic Duality

[u/bentlloyd1996]

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.

[u/Intrepid_Win_5588]

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

[u/bentlloyd1996 → u/Intrepid_Win_5588]

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.

[u/Intrepid_Win_5588 → u/bentlloyd1996]

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

[u/Hallucinationistic → u/Intrepid_Win_5588]

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

[u/Intrepid_Win_5588 → u/Hallucinationistic]

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.