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Ok, so the first half of your comment is something we could have a discussion about, but then... > In a way you can say evolution is both true and it's not Wh

Ok, so the first half of your comment is something we could have a discussion about, but then... > In a way you can say evolution is both true and it's not Why? > for all we know following the things that are tried and proven is the more practical thing to do, right? What? > Like, when it comes to Pokemon for example, I just looked up that Pikachu evolve to Raichu. But wait does he really? Or isn't that just bunch of fabrication too? Well for all intends and purposes that's how it works right? ?????

Loveaway 5y ago
It's maybe not the best metaphor, and I don't want to imply that life is a video game of sorts either. What I'm trying to get at, is in the world of Pokemon, creatures follow certain rules, which in that context are truly real. We know Pikachu evolves into Raichu. But we also know that it's all fiction and none of it is real. Now Pokemon was created by a team of people, but imaging it was made just by a single guy. He/She locked himself into a room for a few years and worked on it. Created all the Pokemons, all the environments, everything inside that world. Now this guy's/girl's mind basically IS the Pokemon universe. Pikachu, and all the other Pokemon are small tiny separated parts of his mind. Similarly for us humans, each of us is tiny tiny infinite small part of the whole thing, and the "whole thing" is what creates the universe. In that sense it's not really real, but for us, from our perspective as individuals, it is real. Or as real as it's going to get, for now. We know our world behaves in predictable ways, we can analyze, measure, know of the laws of physics, and we'd be foolish not to abide by its rules. Like they say that train coming down the tracks is very real and you wouldn't want to step in front of it. But at the same time you'd be foolish to fixate completely onto material world. I believe there are some things science will never be able to answer, consciousness is one of them. I mean it's something you have to decide for yourself, think about it, whatever it is you want to believe in. No one give you the ultimate truth here. The thing is though, all things considered, consciousness not arising from our physical reality, is the approach to take if you want to learn more about this stuff.

Loveaway 5y ago

It's maybe not the best metaphor, and I don't want to imply that life is a video game of sorts either. What I'm trying to get at, is in the world of Pokemon, creatures follow certain rules, which in that context are truly real. We know Pikachu evolves into Raichu. But we also know that it's all fiction and none of it is real. Now Pokemon was created by a team of people, but imaging it was made just by a single guy. He/She locked himself into a room for a few years and worked on it. Created all the Pokemons, all the environments, everything inside that world. Now this guy's/girl's mind basically IS the Pokemon universe. Pikachu, and all the other Pokemon are small tiny separated parts of his mind. Similarly for us humans, each of us is tiny tiny infinite small part of the whole thing, and the "whole thing" is what creates the universe. In that sense it's not really real, but for us, from our perspective as individuals, it is real. Or as real as it's going to get, for now. We know our world behaves in predictable ways, we can analyze, measure, know of the laws of physics, and we'd be foolish not to abide by its rules. Like they say that train coming down the tracks is very real and you wouldn't want to step in front of it. But at the same time you'd be foolish to fixate completely onto material world. I believe there are some things science will never be able to answer, consciousness is one of them. I mean it's something you have to decide for yourself, think about it, whatever it is you want to believe in. No one give you the ultimate truth here. The thing is though, all things considered, consciousness not arising from our physical reality, is the approach to take if you want to learn more about this stuff.