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Originally Posted by Radical  Subjective reality is a load of bs. The concept has no credibilty amongst any reasonably intelligent person. I can assure you that I am a real conscious being seperate from you, and that your thoughts have no power over my existence. |
Here's a test. What color is your wall? How do you know. Well, you know because you see it. You 'see' it because radiotion is bouncing off and hitting your eyes.
Now, here's the thing... the above could be completely wrong. You could be 'seeing' it because you are on drugs. You could have a matrix-ish wire in the back of your brain. You may be dreaming. You have NO way of proving that reality is not subjective. Your 'proof' is just as subjective as everything else, and therefore doesn't really count.
Saying that no reasonably intelligent person doesn't consider this a credible thought is misleading. Almost all of the great thinkers have gone down this line.
The fact is that we hedge our bets when assuming that reality is objective. It's simply easier and more practical.