[thechat] what's real vs. what's pretend.

[Ben Dyer]

At 04:16 PM 5/17/2001, you wrote:

>  Joe Crawford wrote:
>
> > The real/unreal line
> > is getting fuzzier all the time.
> >
> > Anyone have thoughts on that?
> >
>
>It's worth noting that reality is very subjective and people tend to believe
>what they want to believe rather than what is shown to be true - sometimes
>even when faced directly with it. This makes subjective reality very easy to
>manipulate.

What is real?  How do you define real?  If you're talking about what you 
can feel, what you can smell and see, then real is simply electrical 
signals interpreted by your brain.

--Ben


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