The probability that we see reality as it is is zero

[lindysalsagal]

34. Ok. I think I've got this: It's a warped perception of reality.

There are microwaves, even though we can't see them. So, our group "reality" does not include microwaves. Until we evolve to the point where we can manufacure microwavve ovens and warm up leftovers.

This is not really a discussion of what "is" or "isn't." It's really about how we all perceive things in our own way and therefore have independent realities.

A good example is the Bourne spy character. Because of the extreme spy training, that person lives in a totally different reality from most of us.To him, we don't really exist unless we're in his way or trying to kill him. He does not access society in the same way at all.

So, to a believer, god is real. To an atheist, there is no god. Different realities. Relativism.

It's the old story of my dog barking when a doorbell rings on the TV. Dogs and cats can hear for miles: Totally different reality.

I think this is an acceptance of the fact that we're all running around in our own warped reality.

To an ant, there is no president.