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Nature of reality7 quotes
Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away. — Philip K. Dick · 1978"Contrariwise," continued Tweedledee, "if it was so, it might be; and if it were so, it would be; but as it isn't, it ain't. That's logic." — Lewis Carroll · 1871There is no God, no universe, no human race, no earthly life, no heaven, no hell. It is all a dream—a grotesque and foolish dream. Nothing exists but you. And you are but a thought—a vagrant thought, a useless thought, a homeless thought, wandering forlorn among the empty eternities! — Mark Twain · 1910We accept the reality of the world with which we're presented. It's as simple as that. — Christof · 1998What is "real"? How do you define "real"? If you’re talking about what you can feel, what you can smell, you can taste and see, then "real" is simply electrical signals interpreted by your brain. — Morpheus · 1999Everything that is thought and expressed in words is one-sided, only half the truth; it all lacks totality, completeness, unity. — Hermann Hesse · 1922All 7 quotes →Appearance vs. reality1 quote
We accept the reality of the world with which we're presented. It's as simple as that. — Christof · 1998Limits of language1 quote
Everything that is thought and expressed in words is one-sided, only half the truth; it all lacks totality, completeness, unity. — Hermann Hesse · 1922Logic1 quote
"Contrariwise," continued Tweedledee, "if it was so, it might be; and if it were so, it would be; but as it isn't, it ain't. That's logic." — Lewis Carroll · 1871Perception1 quote
What do we perceive besides our own ideas or sensations? — George Berkeley · 1710Perception vs. reality1 quote
What is "real"? How do you define "real"? If you’re talking about what you can feel, what you can smell, you can taste and see, then "real" is simply electrical signals interpreted by your brain. — Morpheus · 1999The human condition1 quote
There is no God, no universe, no human race, no earthly life, no heaven, no hell. It is all a dream—a grotesque and foolish dream. Nothing exists but you. And you are but a thought—a vagrant thought, a useless thought, a homeless thought, wandering forlorn among the empty eternities! — Mark Twain · 1910