The reality we live in is an illusion. We think we live in reality, but we live in our perception of it, which is generated by our senses and our minds, which filter true reality. Therefore, each of us lives in our own world, our own reality. This is precisely why we shouldn't be angry with people who see things differently and refuse to understand; because, like us, living in our own reality, it seems like an illusion. What is real for me isn't necessarily real for someone else, since our visions of reality don't intersect. When they do intersect, however, relationships are formed between people, yet they can never completely coincide, and therefore disagreements will always exist.
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Reality is a constant for all. Our biased perceptions of reality are not. A door physically functions the same for everybody. How we actually view the door and what it represents is a sum of our experience. It can be perceived to be an entry to good or an entry to bad. It could represent escape into pleasure or escape into hell. In reality it is still just a door. Our learned behaviours define our perceived reality.
5 days ago | 4
If you get really quite, your perception is equivalent to reality
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As a philosopher, Rene Descartes was a hack. Our comprehension isn't limited by our vocabulary.
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And how much is willed into existence? Consider that before every discovery, someone had to believe that an idea was true and prove their belief through their actions. So was the idea always true? Or did it only become true when one believed it to be? What happens if everyone stops believing in the idea? Does it lose its value like fiat currency?
6 days ago (edited) | 1
This is illogical. The fact that we are aware of our limited perception and can describe said limited perception means that we can describe (possibly) our true external reality.
6 days ago | 2
Sounds like a wise aphorism, but it's not quite right. We do not see the world as it is. We do describe the world we can see. We can also describe the world we can not see. Just because a famous person said it, or because he once said things which are profound, or because he said things which provoke feelings of deepness, does not automatically mean all things he said are. That path leads to pseudo-intellectualism.
6 days ago | 1
Oh, good grief. Descartes just confused perception with judgment and the whole world has followed in his error. Sense perception is always true, only judgment can be in error.
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For many people, perception is reality. Psychedelics can be very helpful in this regard 🤪
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i made a crazy long essay about this, reply to me asking about it if you want me to reply back to you with the essay, cause i am not sure enough to make a comment about it.
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Aperture
Our perception isn’t a perfect mirror of reality, it’s shaped by the language, concepts, and ideas we have to make sense of it. So, how much of your reality is truly seen, and how much is spoken into existence? 👁️🧠 #Aperture
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