Discussion: Reality

[etoven]

I thought it might be nice to engage in a little philosophy in the Den of the Philoceraptor.

So, today's topic is reality. How do you define it? Do you believe that objectivity can exist within the concept? And, since we perceive it to exist, where did it come from?

I tend to believe that reality is a construct of our mental perceptions of the world around us, therefore reality is different for everyone.

For, example one day humans could evolve to the point that I could wink lazyfatbum out of existance, by simply believing that in my reality, he does not exist.

Think about this... If I believed with all my heart that I could fly, and no one could disprove it to my satisfaction, who is to say it's not so?

How do we know that a tree makes a sound in a vacant woods?

We can only think the tree makes a sound because we believe it is so..