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Old 08-26-2008, 08:56 AM   #18 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Steve Pavlina View Post
Your concept of science is part of your reality. Galileo is part of your reality. A round earth is part of your reality. These are all congruent with your beliefs about the nature of your reality.

Your beliefs aren't inaccurate. They're create-ive.
Well if I "created" Galileo, I definitely wasn't consciously aware of it.

I've read your ideas on subjective reality, but in the end I've got to say that even if it is true that everything in my reality is a product of my own consciousness, it would be more accurate to say that the vast majority of it is the product of my unconscious mind. And if I can't consciously change it (ex. like I can't change the law of gravity, for instance), then how is that effectively any different than objective reality?

Slightly off topic now, I know. It just seemed relevant to show where I'm coming from, because to me, that answer Steve was something of a cop out.
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