“We can never truly know if reality is real”
Agree
- Brain creates our perceived reality
- No way to verify outside perspective
- Simulation theory is plausible
- Senses constantly deceive us
- Consciousness is deeply mysterious
Disagree
- Shared experience proves external reality
- Science consistently validates reality
- Pragmatically it doesn't matter
- Solipsism is unfalsifiable nonsense
- We function fine assuming it's real
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