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Author Topic:   Reality is not based upon our perception.
kuresu
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Message 5 of 37 (345942)
09-02-2006 1:46 AM
Reply to: Message 4 by Ben!
09-02-2006 1:36 AM


Ben writes:
Imagine what "reality" is like without conscious perception, without categorization, without these involuntary impositions
I think the deaf, dumb, and blind prophet Tommy could give you a good picture of this. But then, he still experiences reality, seeing as how he's the pinball wizard.
personally, I imagine a white void. but then, that white comes from what I know white to be, and the same for void. I cannot imagine a world free from the conscious effect. reason why--if reality is formless, it is only because I know form. And since this reality will persit after I'm gone, after my concious interpretation, it must be that this does exist. I posit that an existence-less reality is impossible, formless reality is impossible. any quality that ascribes a contra feeling (formless is without form, dark is without light, light is without dark, colorless is without color, color is without non-color (yeah . . .)) to reality is wrong.
just my two krowns.
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