Things outside of one's own experience cannot be proven to exist

What matters is what is gained or lost by embracing the idea.

IMO, someone seeking truth can't care if an electron exists or not (as this imparts bias and adds superfluous debate), as such a thing could never be proven to everyone's standard of proof. Further, IMO - it's actually inconsequential.

What matters is "does the idea of an electron allow me some benefit?"

Of course the benefits can vary widely.

To me, it's important that critical thinkers contemplate the effectiveness of the model or element of a model under discussion and its power to make useful predictions.

"what is real" is rendered irrelevant by utility.

Philosophy is the part of Economics that can't be easily quantified.

 

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Can you even prove that something that you experienced still exists once it's out of reach of your senses? As we're all made from nothing anyway, there's no limit to what may exist at any one moment nor any real proof that it isn't all just a figment of no-one's imagination.

 

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Aaah... so nice to see a true skeptic. If not solipsist??

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Excellent! After all this time, I have a name for it. Thanks although now I'll have to start reading what other people think on the subject.