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How can you tell the difference between reality and delusions?
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RE: How can you tell the difference between reality and delusions?
You can't know whether something is delusional unless you have a context in which to view it. In the context of my normal human activities, people are delusional who think they can fly. In another context, everything I think and "know" might be completely false or illusory.

I'll settle for truth-in-context: in the world view in which I think and function, some things are true and some aren't, and that's good enough.
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RE: How can you tell the difference between reality and delusions? - by bennyboy - June 13, 2017 at 4:59 am

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