DReaver13
23rd August 2004, 10:18
Do most people agree with my metaphysics?
True reality exists; however it could be one of many realities. The core rules which are apparent within this reality could change, but by our understanding this is very unlikely.
The individual is part of (a) reality; however, the individual's perceived 'image' of reality is separate from reality itself, though it is a result of this reality. Perceived reality exists only as thought patterns in one's brain (neurological activity) i.e. visual images, smells, tastes, sounds and physical feelings.
Reality, as one perceives it, has a multitude of rules or laws (e.g. that of gravity) and one presumes the nature of these rules through experiencing them via evidence, which allows one to understand general causality within their reality. "If A happens, B is the result" ; and this will presumably happen every time. The same cause will have the same result each time it is performed. These are still only assumptions derived from one's perception / interpretation. It should be noted that true causality requires all the variables to be the same, and since this is impossible unless you can stop time and move atoms into previous position, then causality is not an accurate measure, just a general equation on which to base predictions concerning one's wider image reality.
However, "true" reality cannot be proven. Sensory perception and / or its subsequent interpretation may be wrong, making one's image of reality 'distorted'. In one's mind, this reality is the only reality, whether it is distorted, perfectly coherent with external reality, or totally skewed. We cannot prove the nature of this 'true reality', we can however believe in its existence, for it must exist for our consciousness to exist at all. The only axiom is that (at least one) true reality does exist, and that it directly or indirectly is detectable by our sensory organs.
True reality exists; however it could be one of many realities. The core rules which are apparent within this reality could change, but by our understanding this is very unlikely.
The individual is part of (a) reality; however, the individual's perceived 'image' of reality is separate from reality itself, though it is a result of this reality. Perceived reality exists only as thought patterns in one's brain (neurological activity) i.e. visual images, smells, tastes, sounds and physical feelings.
Reality, as one perceives it, has a multitude of rules or laws (e.g. that of gravity) and one presumes the nature of these rules through experiencing them via evidence, which allows one to understand general causality within their reality. "If A happens, B is the result" ; and this will presumably happen every time. The same cause will have the same result each time it is performed. These are still only assumptions derived from one's perception / interpretation. It should be noted that true causality requires all the variables to be the same, and since this is impossible unless you can stop time and move atoms into previous position, then causality is not an accurate measure, just a general equation on which to base predictions concerning one's wider image reality.
However, "true" reality cannot be proven. Sensory perception and / or its subsequent interpretation may be wrong, making one's image of reality 'distorted'. In one's mind, this reality is the only reality, whether it is distorted, perfectly coherent with external reality, or totally skewed. We cannot prove the nature of this 'true reality', we can however believe in its existence, for it must exist for our consciousness to exist at all. The only axiom is that (at least one) true reality does exist, and that it directly or indirectly is detectable by our sensory organs.