I like this. Even though the way you perceive it is an illusion, something's there outside the illusion. And the way we perceive things has such good internal

I like this. Even though the way you perceive it is an illusion, something's there outside the illusion. And the way we perceive things has such good internal consistency (usually) that it has to be a pretty good approximation of what's really out there. Plus, everything has to be perceived one way or another - what would it even mean to "see things as they really are" when it comes to matter, light, etc?