untermensche
Contributor
Well, once you've assumed the existence of this whole gigantic universe, without even attempting to explain at all how come it just exists then, sure, all you need is to believe your own gigantic assumption. I accept you can do that. I'm sure you can do it.If the "world", "universe", "everything" is out there and has existence then no agency beyond the agency of the individual mind is required to think so.
What's assumed is that what is entirely apparent is not some trick, not an illusion.
Because it is absurd to assume it is a trick.
A trick would require massive external agency.
While assuming it is not a trick requires none.
If all is some creation then agency is required to produce the illusion. Massive external agency is required.
That's what I asked you to justify but you just keep repeating yourself. Repeat is not a very convincing argument.
Once you refute it I may have to change it, but you don't even seem to comprehend it.
If the external world is some created illusion then that implies some external agency creating the illusion.
An absurd thought since it is the imposition of unneeded agency in the complete absence of evidence of external agency.
Obviously, once you've described the illusion as a "creation" it seems agency is required but why would you say it has to be a creation when you've just shown you are prepared to accept that this whole gigantic universe that's supposed to sit out there is no creation and therefore doesn't require agency?
For something to be an illusion that implies an agency behind it. An illusionist. Something generating the illusion.
If things just are as they are then no external agency is implied.