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daytona365

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1,773 posts

195 months

Thursday 23rd July 2015
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One thing's been bothering me lately. What if all, that we imagine as our waking hours was really just an illusion, a very realistic dream if you will ?

Pebbles167

4,600 posts

183 months

Thursday 23rd July 2015
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Drugs?

anonymous-user

85 months

Thursday 23rd July 2015
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quite an interesting question, there is the probablity that some of the laws of the universe fit so well with how humans understand it. look at how positive and negative energy work, we don't understand it but the whole universince = zero energy, fits well with our thinking.

Highly probable we exist in an illision.

Impasse

15,099 posts

272 months

Thursday 23rd July 2015
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Blue pill? Or red pill?

Martin_M

2,071 posts

258 months

Thursday 23rd July 2015
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The Matrix?

If it was all a dream, then you would be somewhere else having that dream no?

Impasse

15,099 posts

272 months

Thursday 23rd July 2015
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Not somewhere, somewhen.


mygoldfishbowl

4,304 posts

174 months

Thursday 23rd July 2015
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Does it matter?

HoHoHo

15,404 posts

281 months

Thursday 23rd July 2015
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mygoldfishbowl said:
Does it matter?
Are humans matter?

Impasse

15,099 posts

272 months

Thursday 23rd July 2015
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Yes, but we don't.

98elise

32,865 posts

192 months

Thursday 23rd July 2015
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It is to a certain degree. Everything you see feel smell etc is just an illusion created by your brain to help you survive. Thats why animals perception of the world around them is different to yours.

No even something as simple as colour is a reality. Its just what you brain does when particular photons hit a particular nerve.

Thats how mind altering drugs can work. nothing has changed, only your perception

anonymous-user

85 months

Thursday 23rd July 2015
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Dr Johnson vs Bishop Berkeley. Bring it!

Studio117

4,250 posts

222 months

Thursday 23rd July 2015
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Aphex

2,160 posts

231 months

Thursday 23rd July 2015
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"Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one."

Jasandjules

72,683 posts

260 months

Thursday 23rd July 2015
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If it was a dream surely it would be better than this?!

iambeowulf

712 posts

203 months

Thursday 23rd July 2015
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Aphex said:
"Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one."
Joey Essex quote?

Aphex

2,160 posts

231 months

Thursday 23rd July 2015
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iambeowulf said:
Joey Essex quote?
almost. albert einstein hehe

Oldandslow

2,405 posts

237 months

Thursday 23rd July 2015
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Never took the existentialist stuff seriously.

What got me is that all perception is subjective. So for me the universe exists but I'm not seeing it the same way as anyone else. Mind blown smile

Or this is pointless philosophical bks.

mike80

2,424 posts

247 months

Thursday 23rd July 2015
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daytona365 said:
One thing's been bothering me lately. What if all, that we imagine as our waking hours was really just an illusion, a very realistic dream if you will ?
It could well be, but as we presumably can't prove it or do anything about it, then it doesn't really matter.

soad

34,751 posts

207 months

Thursday 23rd July 2015
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I was at work and woke up at home with my wife...and I'm not even married...or am I?!

I can't tell what's real any more.

I've been digitally reprogrammed by FaceBork to post selfies and comment on what I'm doing every 12 minutes...and I know that you all are interested in my life. wink


FrankAbagnale

1,842 posts

143 months

Thursday 23rd July 2015
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I did once read that there is a theory suggesting a person wouldn't recognise themselves as themselves if you were face to face with yourself.

Again, your perception of what you look like in a mirror and your ability to recognise yourself as a different person in a face to face environment would change.