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How can we be sure this is reality?
RE: How can we be sure this is reality?
Brian, your most recent post in this thread is total hogwash for one reason that you may not realize. There are two definitions of philosophy. One means a discipline or area of study. The other is a worldview or view on a certain thing. For example, my philosophy on reading is to do as much of it as possible. (bad example) That has nothing at all to do with philosophy the field of study.

If I understand the question here correctly, it is simple. Whether or not this is reality is not quantifiable. Since it is not quantifiable, there is no evidence to suggest it is true or false. There is no way to prove it. By saying that, you are also saying there is no way to disprove. You cannot logically except it as absolutely true or absolutely false. That is all philosophy, including logic. It has nothing to do with science.
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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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