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Originally Posted by infinitethoughts  To save time, here's what I said to Periton. It covers the points you're making.
I think the matrix shows how it is, but not all the way. There's a lot missing.
That's an interesting statement.
But is it really?
Not really.
If you have subjective perception, there's no external influence.
(See definition towards top of thread.)
The problem we have is asking ourselves how can all that we perceive possibly be subjective?
But the fact is, it is.
But how will you ever know this truth, if all you ever can do is percieve subjectively?
..........Which leads me to the conclusion that since we're eternal, and all we can do is perceive subjectively, then we are the truth. |
You can go into the philosophy that we are immersed in the world and the world also exists in us. But where was the world before we existed? Before I was born, the world was here but my perception was not present for the world to exist so the world did not exist to me. That doesn't mean the world didn't exist. The world just existed independent of my observation of it. However, what reality is the world existing on?
Just because our views are colored by subjective reality, that doesn't mean it is impossible to align ourselves with Truth. Therein lies the challenge which makes life what it is.
I believe "The Matrix" does answer many points. The world which we perceive is based on sensory input interpreted by our minds. When I say that there is an objective reality, that isn't to say that there is the absolute existence of matter. What I mean is that there is an unchanging Law which is governing reality. Matter is an illusion, but there is a Reality which is supporting that illusion for us. We are all dependent on this one Reality, from which all superficial reality is derived.
Outside reality evokes emotions and sensations, and although we not be able to truly see objective reality completely objective from our perspective, that doesn't mean it doesn't exist. When I say objective reality, I mean the God and the Law which God holds in place. I mean God is the ultimate Truth.