There is no way you disprove solipsism.<p>I could be typing this into the void, believing that there are actual conscious human beings on the other side who are going to read this. But then again, there might not be and I have no way of knowing. It's a disturbing thought that it's all just in my mind.<p>> But lately I’ve been haunted by the ubiquity of competence without comprehension.<p>Even without comprehension, there would be consciousness. The examples of brushing ones teeth or driving a car, which allow people to "zone out" without comprehension, doesn't mean they are suddenly unconscious.