My first solipsistic experience

[Meeksauce]

This was when I was around 10, at my friend's house who I still consider one of the smartest people I know. We were discussing "what if my consciousness is the only one" (we had never heard of the term solipsism/religions pointing to it) as an interesting and plausible idea. It was one of the earliest existential crises for both of us, but something peculiar happened. I said "_______ (his sister) could knock on the door right now" (meaning if this was true). Not more than one second after I said that, KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK. We both panicked and she asked what was going on and we said nothing. Whether you believe something paranormal was going on or not, this would spook anybody. This was probably the main event of my childhood that really intrigued me to solipsism. I used to believe in coincidences, but after that I stopped. To this day I believe every thought you have manifests itself in reality in some shape or form, and I probably wouldn't believe that if not for this event.

[Inliytened1]

@Meeksauce amazing. i would call that more of a synchronicity though than a solipsistic experience.  A solipsistic experience would be to realize that there is nothing outside your door.  A wind will come on mediation.  A powerful wind that I call the God Wind.  That is a solipsistic experience.  But you had something and it does show that there is a higher power.

Edited 19 hours ago by Inliytened1

[Meeksauce]

2 hours ago, Inliytened1 said:

@Meeksauce amazing. i would call that more of a synchronicity though than a solipsistic experience.  A solipsistic experience would be to realize that there is nothing outside your door.  A wind will come on mediation.  A powerful wind that I call the God Wind.  That is a solipsistic experience.  But you had something and it does show that there is a higher power.

For me synchronicity ties into solipsism. It gets into - if this string of events just happened in my mind, how is it possible that this thing just happened in physical reality? Every moment becomes a miracle from that point on.

2 hours ago, Inliytened1 said:

@Meeksauce amazing. i would call that more of a synchronicity though than a solipsistic experience.  A solipsistic experience would be to realize that there is nothing outside your door.  A wind will come on mediation.  A powerful wind that I call the God Wind.  That is a solipsistic experience.  But you had something and it does show that there is a 

[Inliytened1]

2 minutes ago, Meeksauce said:

For me synchronicity ties into solipsism. It gets into - if this string of events just happened in my mind, how is it possible that this thing just happened in physical reality? Every moment becomes a miracle from that point on.

Yeah that's true.  .