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[–] ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one 2 points 20 hours ago

That’s the premise for the Floating Man

The floating man argument considers a man who falls or floats freely in the air, unable to touch or perceive anything (as in a modern sensory deprivation chamber). This subject lacks any sensory perception data about the material world, yet is still self-aware, and is able to think to himself.