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How can we be sure this is reality?

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How can we be sure this is reality?
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RE: How can we be sure this is reality?
February 15, 2013 at 12:27 pm
(February 15, 2013 at 12:19 pm)Zone Wrote: Has anyone defined what reality actually is? You will have to start with that.

This is a trap and a loaded question. It allows you to mentally dodge any questioning our challenge. It allows you to assume and shift the burden of proof.

Point of view and flawed human perceptions do not constitute something being true.

When you have multiple claims that compete we have only one universal tool to gauge reality to the most accurate data we have.

Again this is trying to trap us into mental masturbation, and the only way you go beyond mental masturbation is to put those competing claims to a test and have them peer reviewed under the same set of standards. Otherwise we all get to claim our own realities and make whatever shit up we want.
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How can we be sure this is reality? - by Phish - February 14, 2013 at 2:00 pm
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by Nine - February 14, 2013 at 2:01 pm
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by Phish - February 14, 2013 at 2:12 pm
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by Minimalist - February 14, 2013 at 2:39 pm
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by Angrboda - February 14, 2013 at 2:41 pm
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by justin - February 14, 2013 at 2:44 pm
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by frankiej - February 14, 2013 at 2:46 pm
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by Confused Ape - February 14, 2013 at 2:54 pm
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by Brian37 - February 14, 2013 at 3:17 pm
How can we be sure this is reality? - by JDFlood - February 14, 2013 at 5:32 pm
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by Brian37 - February 14, 2013 at 10:40 pm
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by Confused Ape - February 15, 2013 at 4:49 am
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by CleanShavenJesus - February 14, 2013 at 6:20 pm
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by Psykhronic - February 14, 2013 at 7:41 pm
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by Angrboda - February 14, 2013 at 9:20 pm
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by Angrboda - February 15, 2013 at 2:36 am
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by Angrboda - February 15, 2013 at 8:29 am
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by Confused Ape - February 15, 2013 at 9:20 am
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by Tiberius - February 15, 2013 at 9:25 am
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by Brian37 - February 15, 2013 at 11:17 am
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by Tiberius - February 15, 2013 at 5:18 pm
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by Mister Agenda - February 15, 2013 at 11:28 am
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by Brian37 - February 15, 2013 at 11:48 am
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by Nine - February 15, 2013 at 11:50 am
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by Brian37 - February 15, 2013 at 12:03 pm
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by Nine - February 15, 2013 at 12:11 pm
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by Mister Agenda - February 15, 2013 at 11:54 am
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by Zone - February 15, 2013 at 12:07 pm
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by Brian37 - February 15, 2013 at 12:11 pm
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by Mister Agenda - February 15, 2013 at 12:16 pm
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by Zone - February 15, 2013 at 12:19 pm
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by Brian37 - February 15, 2013 at 12:27 pm
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by Violet - February 15, 2013 at 12:29 pm
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by Nine - February 15, 2013 at 12:34 pm
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by Mister Agenda - February 15, 2013 at 12:22 pm
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by Brian37 - February 15, 2013 at 12:37 pm
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by Violet - February 15, 2013 at 12:59 pm
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by Phish - February 15, 2013 at 1:09 pm
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by Brian37 - February 15, 2013 at 1:13 pm
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by Brian37 - February 15, 2013 at 1:08 pm
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by Violet - February 15, 2013 at 1:33 pm
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by Nine - February 15, 2013 at 1:22 pm
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by Brian37 - February 15, 2013 at 1:55 pm
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by Violet - February 15, 2013 at 2:15 pm
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by Annik - February 15, 2013 at 2:10 pm
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by Brian37 - February 15, 2013 at 2:15 pm
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by Brian37 - February 15, 2013 at 2:11 pm
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by Nine - February 15, 2013 at 2:15 pm
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by Brian37 - February 15, 2013 at 2:23 pm
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by Jackalope - February 15, 2013 at 2:31 pm
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by Brian37 - February 15, 2013 at 2:35 pm
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by Jackalope - February 15, 2013 at 2:36 pm
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by Brian37 - February 15, 2013 at 2:46 pm
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by Jackalope - February 15, 2013 at 2:53 pm
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by Brian37 - February 15, 2013 at 2:59 pm
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by Jackalope - February 15, 2013 at 3:09 pm
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by Brian37 - February 15, 2013 at 3:17 pm
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by Jackalope - February 15, 2013 at 3:27 pm
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by Brian37 - February 15, 2013 at 3:52 pm
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by Violet - February 15, 2013 at 3:02 pm
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by Brian37 - February 15, 2013 at 3:08 pm
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by Violet - February 15, 2013 at 3:30 pm
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by Violet - February 15, 2013 at 2:16 pm
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by junkyardboy - February 15, 2013 at 2:51 pm
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by Nine - February 15, 2013 at 3:56 pm
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by Brian37 - February 15, 2013 at 4:00 pm
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by Violet - February 15, 2013 at 4:16 pm
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by Annik - February 15, 2013 at 4:02 pm
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by Brian37 - February 15, 2013 at 4:08 pm
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by Annik - February 15, 2013 at 4:11 pm
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by Nine - February 15, 2013 at 4:14 pm
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by Brian37 - February 15, 2013 at 4:21 pm
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by Nine - February 15, 2013 at 4:27 pm
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by Brian37 - February 15, 2013 at 4:41 pm
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by catfish - February 15, 2013 at 4:51 pm
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by Brian37 - February 15, 2013 at 5:04 pm
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by Nine - February 15, 2013 at 4:53 pm
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by Annik - February 15, 2013 at 4:49 pm
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by Brian37 - February 15, 2013 at 4:58 pm
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by Brian37 - February 15, 2013 at 4:51 pm
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by Violet - February 15, 2013 at 4:54 pm
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by Nine - February 15, 2013 at 4:59 pm
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by Annik - February 15, 2013 at 5:00 pm
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by catfish - February 15, 2013 at 5:08 pm
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by Brian37 - February 15, 2013 at 5:21 pm
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by catfish - February 15, 2013 at 5:36 pm
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by Nine - February 15, 2013 at 5:10 pm
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by Jackalope - February 15, 2013 at 5:24 pm
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by Brian37 - February 15, 2013 at 5:36 pm
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by Nine - February 15, 2013 at 5:42 pm
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by Jackalope - February 15, 2013 at 5:41 pm
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by Tiberius - February 15, 2013 at 5:49 pm
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by Brian37 - February 15, 2013 at 6:10 pm
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by Jackalope - February 15, 2013 at 7:53 pm
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by Brian37 - February 15, 2013 at 8:31 pm
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by Nine - February 15, 2013 at 8:41 pm
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by Tiberius - February 15, 2013 at 5:47 pm
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by Brian37 - February 15, 2013 at 6:02 pm
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by Nine - February 15, 2013 at 6:10 pm
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by Brian37 - February 15, 2013 at 5:49 pm
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by Nine - February 15, 2013 at 5:52 pm
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by catfish - February 15, 2013 at 5:58 pm
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by Tiberius - February 15, 2013 at 6:55 pm
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by Brian37 - February 15, 2013 at 7:17 pm
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by Nine - February 15, 2013 at 7:28 pm
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by Nine - February 15, 2013 at 7:33 pm
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by catfish - February 15, 2013 at 7:32 pm
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by catfish - February 15, 2013 at 8:38 pm
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by Tiberius - February 15, 2013 at 8:47 pm
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by Brian37 - February 15, 2013 at 9:32 pm
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by Nine - February 15, 2013 at 10:04 pm
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by Rayaan - February 16, 2013 at 4:21 am
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by Phish - February 16, 2013 at 1:21 pm
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by Jackalope - February 15, 2013 at 9:06 pm
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by catfish - February 15, 2013 at 9:55 pm
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by Shell B - February 16, 2013 at 12:31 am
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by Cato - February 16, 2013 at 2:19 am
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by Angrboda - February 16, 2013 at 3:57 am
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by Annik - February 16, 2013 at 2:16 pm
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by catfish - February 16, 2013 at 4:23 am
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by LastPoet - February 16, 2013 at 2:32 pm
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by Violet - February 16, 2013 at 6:32 pm
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by ManMachine - February 19, 2013 at 5:54 am
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by junkyardboy - February 20, 2013 at 12:34 pm
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by downbeatplumb - February 20, 2013 at 2:25 pm
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by junkyardboy - February 20, 2013 at 7:51 pm
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by Confused Ape - February 21, 2013 at 5:42 am
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by Cato - February 21, 2013 at 5:55 am
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by junkyardboy - February 22, 2013 at 1:45 pm
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by The Grand Nudger - February 22, 2013 at 1:57 pm
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by Severan - February 27, 2013 at 10:45 pm
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by junkyardboy - February 28, 2013 at 1:21 pm
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by Severan - February 28, 2013 at 2:10 pm
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by Shell B - February 28, 2013 at 7:06 pm
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by junkyardboy - April 3, 2013 at 11:33 am
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by Violet - April 5, 2013 at 12:05 pm
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by Violet - March 4, 2013 at 2:30 am
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by jstrodel - March 5, 2013 at 12:59 am
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by junkyardboy - April 3, 2013 at 11:37 am
RE: How can we be sure this is reality? - by junkyardboy - April 5, 2013 at 11:56 am

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