Reality is what you percieve

Why does everyone think reality is something that exists physically? Just because I cant physically see air, doesn't mean another life form whos brain is capable of seing it cant.

Its what you perceive people! I see blue, yet someone who is color blind doesn't see it. Is it really blue? No. Its only what you perceive!!!!

Im not going to ramble on about this, but it annoys me when people dont understand this.

When you dream, do you know your dreaming? No, its "reality" for that time. It is real in the sense you perceive it. Life is the same, what you can perceive is the only "real" thing for you.

Someone who has a labotoby done at birth (theoretically)
That persons new reality does not include emotion, even though emotion exists. Just because you cant perceive it doesnt mean it doesnt exist.

This thread really has no purpose, just to ramble. Thanks!

Hi hcml, I agree that a nuts-and-bolts definition of 'reality'.

Everything more is 'theorizing'. Heck, even assuming that your perceptions are 'real' in any way may be theorizing, and you'd have to fall back on the old saying "I think therefore I am", making thought the only reality.

But the reason people give more weight to 'reality' as an abstract concept is consistency, and uniqueness. Think about this: if someone describes something to you, that you have never seen or experienced, you might be able to paint a picture in your head, somewhat, of what they're describing. Then, if you actually go to that place or experience that thing, you might notice some consistency between what they described, and what you're now experiencing first-hand. Additionally, parts of what they described might make you notice things that you otherwise would not have - adding uniqueness to the experience.

It's not 'proof', in a mathematical or philosophical sense, of course, but it's highly circumstantial evidence that there is a level of shared reality, beyond just individual perception, when stuff like that happens.

I likes ramblin', too.

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For me, the true reality of the state of the society is at the bottom. The poor, the homeless, the sick, the desperate. That is the world we live in, a miserable and cruel world.

Humanity is like a chain, one weak link, and the whole is weak. We don't eliminate weak links. What happens if you do? The chain gives way under load. We strengthen the weak links instead.

Same way we with how we treat the hopeless. We aren't supposed to turn a blind eye to them to keep them from spoiling our fun. We help them instead, we give them hope and we help ourselves.

You've misused the basic princable of psychology.

Reality is not what you percieve it.

Reality is 95% personal perception.

However there is that other 5%

No matter how much you want to believe you can fly, that 5% will make you fall.

Reality is 5% shared understandings.

Blue is still blue to the color blind person, they just understand it diffrent then you.

Get it right and stop trying to lie to yourselve believing that reality is what you make of it. It isn't.