There is reason, and there is realistic reasoning.
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| A question of perception. Who cares? Back to reality, guys. |
When someone looks at something, he is conscious of what he's looking at. But, why does he feel that he is perceiving? You probably have heard about consciousness and being and the "I know, therefore I am" phrase, so why can't reason with ourselves that sometimes, things aren't as real or thereof as we think they are.
It's a simple reasoning; if you think you are holding a banana (and in fact, you are), then you ARE holding a banana. Or are you? Why do you have to think it is a banana? Why can't it be something else? But, alas, it is called a banana, just because our forefathers have told us so.
However, there are surely some other matters, related to the banana reasoning, that can show that what we perceive as reality cannot really be thought of as reality. More like perceptive reality. For one, one lives a passionate life might think he IS living a passionate life, but really isn't. If he thinks that what he does everyday makes him a passionate person (but in fact it doesn't), then why should he actually believe so? Why is thinking like that if he really is seeing reality as it is, and saying "There is no such thing as passionate life, just life by itself."
But, well, I guess, everyone prefers to live in his or her own world. When someone begins to perceive things, reason and reality just don't come into the equation. That isn't really a problem, just too pompous, too bombastic, too out-of-touch, and most importantly, too damn cliche.
