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Originally Posted by irateplatypus
by questioning whether or not things are true i think we mean: does our perception of our own freedom and the events reported by authority model reality?
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Social reality is always a consensual hallucination. Outside of scientific constants there is no singular "truth" that humans can grasp or express without resorting to faith. Each of our environments, experiences, educations and assumptions creates a personal "reality," although social constructs ensure that there is a great deal of similarity between neighbors, countrymen, etc. As such, our own perceptions and the perceptions handed down to us by whomever we accept authority from definitely shapes "reality."