When it comes to Marxman pipes, it is fair to state that for one special person reality definitely gives way to perception. And apparently perception isn’t worth Jack sh$t. Lol
I'm Confused About The Difference Between Reality And Perception
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Animals on Earth evolved senses that aided their survival in a specific environment. Full stop.
For humans, that environment was rolling equatorial plains inhabited by tasty critters.
Only recently (in relative terms) did humans expand their territory into other environments.
The point? Human perception is limited to and defined by that handful of "purpose built" senses.
There are, however, two trillion galaxies in the Universe, each of which consists of 150(ish) billion stars, many of which are orbited by planets.
How many of those planets are home to creatures that have senses we can't---by definition---even imagine? And who thereby see, experience, and process a reality that has zero overlap with ours but is equally real?
Animals on Earth evolved senses that aided their survival in a specific environment. Full stop.
For humans, that environment was rolling equatorial plains inhabited by tasty critters.
Only recently (in relative terms) did humans expand their territory into other environments.
The point? Human perception is limited to and defined by that handful of "purpose built" senses.
There are, however, two trillion galaxies in the Universe, each of which consists of 150(ish) billion stars, many of which are orbited by planets.
How many of those planets are home to creatures that have senses we can't---by definition---even imagine? And who thereby see, experience, and process a reality that has zero overlap with ours but is equally real?
Here is a great explanation of perception vs reality.
I cannot believe that I made a post about time and forgot to include a quote from my favorite philosopher!
"Time is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so." – Ford Prefect
"Time is an illusion. Lunchtime doubly so." – Ford Prefect
When you sleep, others can observe as well as electronics. Just because you're unconscious doesn't mean reality ceases to exist. But what do I know? I'm just a fig newton of your alls imagination.
So, they could have good pipe tobacco?
Absolutely, positively, definitely, and without a doubt... maybe
This is all well and good but the question still remains. If a reality falls in the forest and no one is there to perceive it, is the answer still 42?
Five quantum physicists are in a car. Heisenberg is driving like he is in The Matrix. Schrödinger is in the front seat waving at the other cars. Einstein and Bohr are in the back arguing while Everett sits between them daydreaming about another universe.
They get pulled over. The officer walks up to the driver’s side and asks Heisenberg, “Do you know how fast you were going?”
“No, but we know exactly where we are,” Heisenberg replies.
The officer looks confused and says, “You were going 120 km/h!”
Heisenberg throws his arms up and cries, “Great! Now we’re lost!”
The officer looks over the car and asks Schrödinger if they have anything in the trunk. “A cat,” Schrödinger replies.
The officer opens the trunk and yells, “This cat is dead!”
Schrödinger angrily replies, “Well it is now.”
Bohr says, “On the bright side, a moment ago, we didn’t have a position, speed, or a cat. Now we have all three!”
Fed up, the officer says, “I just want to know how many of you I need to bring back to the station!”
“Roll dice for it?” Einstein asks.
“That’s it. I’m bringing you all in!” The officer yells.
Everett jumps in the driver’s seat, hits the gas, and drives the car off a cliff. The officer can hear him trailing off, “We’ll survive somewhere in the multiverse!”
They get pulled over. The officer walks up to the driver’s side and asks Heisenberg, “Do you know how fast you were going?”
“No, but we know exactly where we are,” Heisenberg replies.
The officer looks confused and says, “You were going 120 km/h!”
Heisenberg throws his arms up and cries, “Great! Now we’re lost!”
The officer looks over the car and asks Schrödinger if they have anything in the trunk. “A cat,” Schrödinger replies.
The officer opens the trunk and yells, “This cat is dead!”
Schrödinger angrily replies, “Well it is now.”
Bohr says, “On the bright side, a moment ago, we didn’t have a position, speed, or a cat. Now we have all three!”
Fed up, the officer says, “I just want to know how many of you I need to bring back to the station!”
“Roll dice for it?” Einstein asks.
“That’s it. I’m bringing you all in!” The officer yells.
Everett jumps in the driver’s seat, hits the gas, and drives the car off a cliff. The officer can hear him trailing off, “We’ll survive somewhere in the multiverse!”
Perception is the rainbow.
Reality is the angle at which light reflects off water to create a rainbow.
42
Reality is the angle at which light reflects off water to create a rainbow.
42
Reality is unaffected by your perception of it.
On the other hand, consciousness may be a quantum entanglement.
On the other hand, consciousness may be a quantum entanglement.