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Originally Posted by Radical  More empowering maybe. Although, if I don't form beliefs based on what my senses tell me, then how can I distinguish reality from delusion? |
Neo: This...this isn't real?
Morpheus: What is real. How do you define real? If you're talking about what you can feel, what you can smell, what you can taste and see, then real is simply electrical signals interpreted by your brain.
So yeah... trust your senses. Because they're so unbelievably reliable. Note something as simple as
Change blindness - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia or something as interesting as
Gestalt psychology - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia and ask yourself whether or not senses communicate reality to you as effectively as you think they do.
How can you distinguish reality from delusion? It's a matter of belief.