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RE: Plato's Cave + The Matrix?

in #writing6 years ago (edited)

Therefore everything we believe to be true is merely a judgement, based on our brain interpreting the reality it encounters. When an individual looks deep enough at the information, they can usually find examples that disprove their theory of truth - if not objectively then surely subjectively by sampling other viewpoints. However, because of the psychological heuristic called confirmation bias, we typically only pay attention to ideas that confirm our theory. As such, we get stuck believing that our interpretation of reality is truth.

Well said! Thanks for sharing your thoughts. :)

The only truth is unfiltered (i.e. non-interpreted) sense data. Once the brain interprets the sense data (i.e. puts words, meaning and judgement's to it) it is no longer a truth - it is merely an interpretation based on our own biases.

I can vibe with that though I don't know if it's true or not.

With all of that in mind - truth is an illusion. The only truth is silence (uninterpreted sense data).

I tend to agree but once again can't absolutely claim such and be able to prove it.. However.. What if there was truth in all of the illusion as well? Maybe it's a mix.

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can't absolutely claim such and be able to prove it.. However.. What if there was truth in all of the illusion as well? Maybe it's a mix.

Yes I agree. I should have mentioned that though I am stating this in a way that sounds very "matter of fact,"I am actually just philosophizing and that they are just ideas or different ways of thinking.

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