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Old 07-02-2009, 04:02 PM   #217 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Daffy Duck View Post
It seems to me we barely have a clue about what reality truly is, but it seems to me we do have one objective fact: Life Exists. Or in other words: I Am.

Who can honestly say otherwise? For someone to even disagree proves that life exists.
Logic and Philosophy 101 say that life exists, and there is a reality separate from my thoughts. That's the definition of reality:

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Philosophy.
a. something that exists independently of ideas concerning it.
b. something that exists independently of all other things and from which all other things derive.
reality definition | Dictionary.com

If you say reality is subjective, you are either not talking about reality or saying that reality doesn't exist at all. You're right that you can't say that existence doesn't exist, and you can't say reality is subjective.

Subjective:

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Philosophy. relating to or of the nature of an object as it is known in the mind as distinct from a thing in itself.
subjective definition | Dictionary.com

Can someone explain this concept to me without misusing the word reality?
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