If what we percieve is often wrong....

RavenBF

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Jul 26th 2012, 19:41:56

.....then how can we know what is real, and what isnt?

Discuss

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by Master ZEN Aug 28, 2012

H4xOr WaNgEr

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Jul 26th 2012, 19:54:03

Read Descartes.

In summary: the only thing anyone can know definitively is real is themself: "I think, therefore I am".

Edited By: H4xOr WaNgEr on Jul 26th 2012, 23:18:51. Reason: Descartes, not Kant
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RavenBF

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Jul 26th 2012, 20:50:03

i will do that, been searching for some good reading material lately

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UBer Bu

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Jul 26th 2012, 20:52:02

THE MATRIX

-take off every sig.

trumper

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Jul 26th 2012, 21:00:37

This question is easily solved by an experiment. Your perception is that money has value and that you shouldn't give it to semi-strangers online. So I suggest you send me all of your money and assets. Following this testing we will know what's real and what's not.

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Jul 26th 2012, 21:49:18

I'm real, fluff.

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justtaint

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Jul 26th 2012, 22:15:33

“Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.” – Albert Einstein

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Jul 26th 2012, 22:17:24

So is reality dependent on the observer?

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Klown

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Jul 26th 2012, 22:25:57

Originally posted by Requiem:

So is reality dependent on the observer?

No, there is an underlying truth to everything, it just has to be uncovered.

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Jul 27th 2012, 1:27:41

Originally posted by Klown:

Originally posted by Requiem:

So is reality dependent on the observer?

No, there is an underlying truth to everything, it just has to be uncovered.

Are we capable of comprehending it?

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bertz

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Jul 27th 2012, 1:52:06

I live in a virtual world so I don't care

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Jul 27th 2012, 5:38:57

I am, therefore I am not

Z is #1

iNouda

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Jul 27th 2012, 6:41:31

We could all be living in a virtual world for all we know, created by a programmer called....God.

Lol.

Erian

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Jul 27th 2012, 8:18:53

Originally posted by iNouda:

We could all be living in a virtual world for all we know, created by a programmer called....God.

Yes, it could be that each of us is a PC for an angel or such. And they get to choose stats and perks when they "create" us.

My player picked a high int value, and decent other stats, but sacrificed chr ;)

trumper

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Jul 27th 2012, 13:40:45

Sadly my bank account balance hasn't changed. I'm helping you prove or disprove the most important perhaps in your life. Bring on the money.

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Jul 27th 2012, 14:14:32

Originally posted by H4xOr WaNgEr:

Read Descartes.

In summary: the only thing anyone can know definitively is real is themself: "I think, therefore I am".

And then there is the man who walked into the bar. The bartender asked him if he wanted a beer. The man said: "I don't think so" and he disappeared.

you are all special in the eyes of fluff
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RUN IT IS A KILLER BUNNY!!!

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Jul 27th 2012, 14:18:18

I just got done reading a book about A. Einstein and I conclude that we know almost nothing about our world, or galaxy, or existence :p

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MehulPatel

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Jul 27th 2012, 15:56:52

Originally posted by iNouda:

We could all be living in a virtual world for all we know, created by a programmer called....God.

Lol.

You are living in a virtual world that I originally created.

~Have a Swirvey Day!

CaptainTenacious

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Jul 27th 2012, 16:16:54

shut up mehul, go make me another coffee

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davidoss

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Jul 27th 2012, 16:22:58

Originally posted by H4xOr WaNgEr:

Read Descartes.

In summary: the only thing anyone can know definitively is real is themself: "I think, therefore I am".

+1

Je pense donc je suis.