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Voltaire2

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11. so there is no objective external reality?

Mon Sep 13, 2021, 08:30 AM

Sep 2021

Our senses provide the inputs that are our perception of reality and our brains construct a model of that perceived reality. Perhaps we agree on that? But while we all have our own 'reality models' in our brains, that is not 'reality', it is a model of reality. There is an objective external reality. We can, by carefully constructing testable hypothesis and conducting experiments testing those hypothesis, understand facts about the external reality we all live in.

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Is reality real? These neuroscientists don't think so [View all] Uncle Joe Sep 2021 OP

I want to know how a blind since birth person BigmanPigman Sep 2021 #1

Could it be a sort of chemical hallucination that is beyond our walkingman Sep 2021 #3

And even the nature of "objective" reality is questioned Otto_Harper Sep 2021 #2

Words can not describe, multigraincracker Sep 2021 #4

Neuroscientists don't think reality is real? LudwigPastorius Sep 2021 #5

That should be tested by neuroscientists too. BigmanPigman Sep 2021 #8

Such bs. Everyone's reality is their reality. Period. brush Sep 2021 #6

so there is no objective external reality? Voltaire2 Sep 2021 #11

Then that becomes our reality. brush Sep 2021 #12

Many years ago I had a professor NullTuples Sep 2021 #7

Sounds like you lucked out with that professor. BigmanPigman Sep 2021 #9

Seems obvious to me. Kablooie Sep 2021 #10