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Originally Posted by CraigS
Alex;
I know of 3 different types of reality:
1) Physical Reality - eg: Jack Russel dogs exist because they can be measured, weighed and charaterised, repeatedly by anyone (not just me);
2) Reality in one's own mind - eg: "I imagined that giant Jack Russels exist then I observed a big mountain that must've been caused by a giant Jack Russel. So therefore, they're real (but nobody else knows that, except me). A better example without the irony may be feeling hungry - hunger is real, folks but when I'm hungry I'm the only one who knows it;
3) Reality by Concensus - what politicians practise - eg: "Giant Jack Russels exist because me, my mate and everyone else agrees that they do - so they are real".
But Gravity (or the 'force of attraction) falls well and truly into (1) above. ?? Illusion ?? - Only if one's mind is in either of the other two realities !!
Cheers
PS: A topic for a separate post, methinks !!
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A separate post....the philosophical definition and consequences of reality.
But just as an aside, points 2 and 3 could be lumped into one "catch all" description as "the reality of delusion"
Especially when point 3 is taken into consideration
