![]() Which pill did he take? It seems that this scenario could describe what happens after taking either pill. ![]() In short, he wakes up and is just as convinced as he was the day before that the world around him is real. If he were to ask anyone around him whether or not he was in the real world he would receive nothing besides confirmation that, indeed, his world is the real world. The laws of physics seem the same as the day before he looks the same all of his senses work in the same way and he has no doubt that everything around him is real. He wakes up and the world around him seems totally real. Let me begin be describing a scenario that takes place after someone takes one of the pills. The second part of the essay will focus on refuting several possible criticisms of my argument, and concluding that even the very idea that there is a meaningful choice to be made is flawed. The first section of this essay will compare the two choices and explain why I think that there are no crucial differences between them. This answer is, of course, somewhat counterintuitive, but I think that if we take the time to look closely at the consequences of taking each pill, then it will become clear that there is no reasonable way to choose. The basis for this conclusion is that, if we really examine the substance of the question, there is no meaningful way to understand the difference between the two possible choices. That is, I do not see any way to argue that one ought to choose either red or blue. ![]() Which pill, red or blue? I propose that it does not matter which pill one takes and that there are no rational grounds for making the decision. SUBSCRIBE NOW Articles You Won’t Know the Difference So You Can’t Make the Choice says Robin Beck
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