Image Source:  Reddit Solipsism  Solipsism is the idea that one can only know themself to exist. It is founded on the idea that reality can only be validated through one’s consciousness.  The contradiction of solipsism is that for one’s mind to exist, one must first be born to parents who cannot know their child exists because of solipsism. Therefore, if one can only know themself to exist, no one else knows that person to exist and reality is the mutually uncertain existences of individuals. Furthermore, if solipsism was logically valid, it would entail nihilism because one’s surroundings are meaningless if they are uncertain. Solipsism also promotes egoism, hindering progress in society.  Given that solipsism is both logically and morally flawed, people should live by inverse solipsism. Inverse solipsism is the idea that one can never truly know themselves to exist, but can clarify their reality in interactions with other conscious entities. For example, say that a person is in a r