Solipsism disproves nihilism.

/"What if solipsism isn't true? "/ Whaaaaaaaaaa? How can solipsism not be true? It's an observation of undeniable facts. I think my opponent assumes that solipsism has a 50% chance of being true. Why, Is beyond me. Solipsism means that outside the range of our senses, We cannot truly know anything exists. If my opponent has found a way to observe things beyond the scope of his/her senses, Please do tell. Lets say my opponent was actually able to prove that things do exist independently of the observer (he/she cannot, But we'll humor him/her), Does that mean that beyond the scope of our senses we actually know things do exist? No, We don't. We do not know that anything exists outside of our universe. Some astrophysicists have pondered whether we live in a multi-verse, But of course that's only conjecture because our senses have not penetrated beyond the limits of the universe. My opponent didn't even attempt to undermine the fact that solipsism is a fact, All he/she could muster was " what if solipsism isn't true? ". Nihilism is not an observation of facts, It's an ill conceived attitude. An attitude that like my opponent has done, Needs a leap of faith without any empirical evidence to be "true". Solipsism doesn't deny that things may exist, It doesn't deny that things may not exist, All it says is it doesn't know. Solipsism differs from nihilism because the one thing a solipsist cannot deny is he/she is having an experience (life). The one thing I cannot deny is that I'm having an experience. Nihilism does deny anything exists and it does so just for the sake of doing so. It even denies existence exists. What evidence does a nihilist have to prove that nothing matters? Well, If my opponent or anyone for that matter can think of anything, Please let me know. /"If no one else matters or even exists then wouldn't that mean that the self is then meaningless in any objective manner since there's no one else to matter to? "/ Ummmm, NO! First off, My opponent goes straight into a theory that cannot be proven, We can't blame him/her for that, Most people misinterpret solipsism. No one can truly know that no one else matters or even exists, If my opponent can find a way to prove that he/she or anyone else does not exist, I would love to see the evidence. To go straight ahead and assume that nobody else matters or exists can only be an assumption. That assumption without evidence has a name, Its name is nihilism. Secondly, I fail to see why I don't matter to myself if no one else exists, I'm the one who must endure this life and I can't be certain that if I kill myself, I won't end up in some other life with other illusionary people who I must deal with. Even if everyone else is just an illusion unconsciously made by me, That doesn't mean anything goes. There are still unpleasant affects to deal with if I were to treat these so called illusions with disrespect. Solipsism doesn't change any of that. /"If we stick to the subjectivist means of drawing 'morals' or 'religious principles' we are completely conceding that we operate on a self-serving system whereby the only 'good' is what in that moment the self feels like doing and what maybe in a future moment the 'self' will hate us for having done. That's right, Even the self is totally neglected in solipsism as we have to begin to only consider the present self's urges and outlook and not even fathom the 'future' is real since there's only the self and the entire outside influence is all a lie. "/ Wow, That's a boatload of oversimplification. I do completely concede that I'm operating on a self-serving system, I challenge my opponent to prove that everyone else is not! Even though I live my life only for the purpose of myself, That doesn't mean that I do what I feel like doing without regard for the consequences, That would be foolish. That foolishness has a name, It's name is nihilism. I also challenge my opponent to prove that the future does exist. From my perspective, The future cannot come into existence until it becomes the present. Just because I only can conceive of the "now", I fail to see why that means I can justify serving my present self urgess without regard for the consequences, That would also be foolish. That foolishness has a name, Yadda yadda, Think you know where I'm going with this. The self is not "totally neglected" in solipsism, It's the only thing a solipsist cannot deny! A solipsist would not consider any outside influences to be "all a lie", The evidence needed to prove that it's "all a lie" doesn't exist. Right from the start, My opponent shows a lack of true understanding of solipsism. I think he/she thinks solipsism and nihilism are different variations of the same idea. Nihilism is skeptical of everything, Even in the face of undeniable proof. My opponent agreed upon the definition I presented in my resolution, But went ahead and misrepresented solipsism. By the way, You're choice of a soundtrack truly sucked.