You can’t find anything that exists outside of mind/consciousness. That’s a different claim than there *is* nothing outside of mind. But there’s zero evidence for anything *extra conscientiam* and the hypothesis there’s an *objective* world is unprovable. https://t.co/2b1TbrWjT2
— Martyn… (@martynwebber) March 28, 2024
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