RE: How can you tell the difference between reality and delusions?
June 13, 2017 at 8:24 am
(This post was last modified: June 13, 2017 at 8:26 am by bennyboy.)
(June 13, 2017 at 7:56 am)Chad32 Wrote: I figure if everyone else can see/hear/ect what you're experiencing, then it's reality. And if we're all in the Matrix? We still have to work with the reality we're given.
I'd say in this case, the world you are experiencing is an illusion, and the idea that you are The One is a delusion.
(June 13, 2017 at 7:54 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote:(June 13, 2017 at 6:23 am)bennyboy Wrote: You're thinking of "illusion." If you think you can punch me without serious consequences, you are suffering from a delusion.
If there are serious consequences, that would convince me that you're not a delusion. Pay attention.
Boru
Another person can't be a delusion. He can only be an illusion.
I'd put it this way: an illusion is external, and a delusion is internal. A magic trick is an illusion. My belief that magic is real is a delusion.
With regard to the OP, I'd say that the idea that we have access to truth beyond what's right in front of our noses is probably a delusion.
