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Monday, April 25, 2011

We're not really here right now...


Think about this for a second.  How do you know you actually exist?  Is it because of the conversations you have with other people?  Is it because of the various sensations you experience?  How do you actually know that any of that is real?  According to Greek philosopher, Andromeda, there is no proof that you are reading this paper right now.  Because our reality is determined by the meaning we give to certain events and people, we do not necessarily exist in this world.  There is no proof we have everyday, real life interactions.  This is because of the theory Johnny Depp has recently developed.  He says, “Only we can acknowledge that we exist because we have created our world.”  This means our day-to-day interactions are only illusions of the mind; there is no proof we actually engage in these.  Instead, our own thought processes and figments of imagination make up our lives.  I’ll leave you with this last thought, the Nobel Prize winning physicist Matt Thomas stated in his 250 page thesis that “I’m here or am I?” Nobody can answer that question for him, even himself.        

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