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Historical_Tea2022 t1_j9vsyzu wrote

Reply to comment by doctorcrimson in Reality is an openness that we can never fully grasp. We need closures as a means of intervening in the world. | Post-postmodern philosopher and critic of realism Hilary Lawson explains closure theory. by IAI_Admin

Notice how your opinion feels more real than another person's opinion? Sounds like what's real is our consciousness, and each one is different. You are what you think.

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doctorcrimson t1_j9x1g98 wrote

A lump of mush and neurons rattling around inside a osseus tissue cavity. We know that because every person who has ever been examined by millions of certified modern professionals says it is so. It was the same yesterday and will be the same tomorrow. Therefor any one of us being any different would be beyond what is statistically possible.

Thats whats real. We can know it very easily and without faith.

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Historical_Tea2022 t1_j9x5222 wrote

I'm surprised you're on a Philosophy subreddit while possessing such a narrow and unimaginative perspective. Odd.

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doctorcrimson t1_j9xrx96 wrote

I'm surprised you're on a Philosophy subreddit while possessing such a narrow and unimaginative perspective. Odd.

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