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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 28, 2013 at 7:06 pm
Cogito ergo sum, people. It really is simple. If you are thinking, you exist. You may not be what you envision yourself to be. Fuck, you could be the matrix. The point is, the fact that you are able to wonder about it means that you exist in the way that we define the term "exist." Of course, you could redefine the word to suit the argument. Why not? It's popular. However, you cannot change the fact that your thoughts are the premise for the conclusion of your existence. Yes, you do have to assume that only things that exist have the ability to think (of course, the opposite is not true), but that is definitely self-evident. Carry on.
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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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