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It isn't clear to me what you mean by "illusion". I generally interpret "illusion" to mean that things appear to be contrary to how they are. That is, an il
by drdeca 6y ago
It isn't clear to me what you mean by "illusion".
I generally interpret "illusion" to mean that things appear to be contrary to how they are.
That is, an illusion is a way in which appearances are contrary to reality.
But to say that "reality is an illusion", would then be to say that "reality is a way in which appearances are contrary to reality." .
Which, appears to be nonsense.
I suppose if what you mean by "reality" is "perception", and if what you mean by "illusion" is also "perception", then what you mean by "reality" and "illusion" would be the same thing, namely, "perception", but, I don't think that's what you mean?
- colordrops 6y agoYou choose the word "contrary" but a more accurate word is probably "different". The underlying nature that drives input to our senses is absolutely different from our day to day experience of three dimensional objects with distance. The underlying physical nature appears to be one of non-locality, and properties like shape and color are synthesized by your mind rather than inherent aspects of nature. But even these models of an objective reality that come from quantum physics are not direct, as you had to build them in your mind through information you received through your senses, so this sense of an objective reality outside of your mind is also an illusion.
- earthboundkid 6y agoWell, what would it look like if the earth went around the sun instead of looking like the sun going around the earth?
- colordrops 6y agoThey both go around each other.