What is reality?

[Mitera Nikkou]

Yeah, um... I'll make a decision sooner or later. I've considered the options in the poll, but someone may think of something that I haven't, so... Woo! *Puts on the Jeopardy music*

[Christina Anikari]

Even though i said that reality is what we percieve, i don't believe that our perceptions create the reality that actually is. All i meant was that we have no way of dealing with reality except through what we percieve and as such reality for us is what we percieve, no matter how flawed our perceptions may be.

[Musashi]

That which exists! That which we exist in! We exist in reality, trying to make our own realities. :O ...Uh, if that makes sense. >_>;

[Beyond]

We are not certain.

[Raleigh]

Survey says that it that which exists, regardless of our awareness. In that case, I will stick with that interpretation seeing as I think reality is a bit more than our feeble human senses can make out.

[Zeph]

Einstein's theory of special relativity states that space and time are based on the observer. It's all in your head.

[Chibi MitchellTF]

Reality is that which does not cease to be when you refuse to believe in it.

[Cow Belle]

I think about this sometimes but forget seing how I can't think like that for a long time. ^^;

[Helel]

It's a matter of perception...

My reality is better than yours!!!!!!!!! >:O

[Mitera Nikkou]

Well, I was going to go with what was in our heads, but then I realized that a lot of the input is just a fantasy, things that people create that make up the world, that are completely unnatural and totally redundant. I'm not in favor of my reality being others' fantasies... It's just too harsh a reality. ;p

I guess the only reality that I can accept, due to being completely sure of its existence, is myself. I am reality. :O

[Raijin]

Reality is what ever that person thinks of it, even if it may not be true or not yes yes...


Or I am reality mwhaha I picked that one =o

[Stellar]

Metaphysics. Mmmmm. This question is better then the Oracle's fresh baked cookies ^_^

Reality is an opinion of someone's subjective experience. I prefer to beleive that what I see, hear, taste, smell, and feel are false; but because I know of no other way to preceive reality I don't deny that the above brain interpretations might be somewhat correct, but not perfect.

When I think of this question I begin asking more questions that challenge what my subjective experience has led me to believe. "How do I know that the color I see as blue is really the color blue?" "What if there is something infront of me that my eyes fail to let me see?" Of course, I prefer the simple Socratic answer, "I know that I do not know." Which is fine by me, because I'll never know.

But I've just regurgitated everything that everyone before me said. I marked something else though, because reality is not limited to what is preceived. All humans have a basic instict that lets you know that what your subjected to is 'real' in a sence.

[Mitera Nikkou]

I marked something else though, because reality is not limited to what is preceived.

The first and third of the options weren't about perception. ;p

[Stellar]

Well, I don't agree with option one because reality will continue to be if something/someone/anyone stopped living. That simply ends that living organisms prspective of what real is.

And option three... for anything to exist there needs to be acknowledgement of that existance otherwise it's just more dark matter in space. Acknowledgement is being aware, but ... What am I trying to say. Reality isn't limited to what exists. As contradictory as that may seem... I think I've torn brain tissue trying to think of how to explain that conclusion x_x

[Mitera Nikkou]

I just mentioned that not all of them are about perception, since it seemed that you saw all of the options about reality based on perception. ^_^;

And I had no luck understanding what you meant with option one and three. *Does a barrel roll!*