how do you know that any of this is real?

[cantthinkofusername]

i dont know
it just doesnt make sense how anything can exist at all, esp in this limited finite capacity
it feels like none of this is real

 

[Suicidebydeath]

Cogito, ergo sum. You must exist in some capacity if you are thinking, just try to make the best of it.

 

[Pluto]

It isn't real according to Eastern philosophy. However, there's a big difference between dissociation and enlightenment.

 

[Untimely]

It isn't real, that's the issue

 

[Ovid]

It's real. You are here, now, in this moment.

It isn't real, that's the issue

wrong

 

[Untimely]

It's real. You are here, now, in this moment.

wrong

I don't think it's wrong, it's just a different philosophy.

 

[LevUwU]

Why wouldn't it be? I mean yeah we don't know if it is but why not

 

[Homo erectus]

Existing is real. But that says very little. Everything else can be unreal, including joy and suffering. But even if pain is unreal, it is still bad. We might just say it's real then.

 

[sserafim]

Why wouldn't it be? I mean yeah we don't know if it is but why not

Maybe it's a simulation. Who tf knows…

 

[Homo erectus]

Why wouldn't it be? I mean yeah we don't know if it is but why not

I guess "unreal" means some guy or power out there can change something suddenly that defies expectation. People will know that when it happens. Otherwise it will make no difference. Those events are usually called miracles, punishment, wrath, or alike.

 

[sserafim]

I guess "unreal" means some guy or power out there can change something suddenly that defies expectation. People will know that when it happens. Otherwise it will make no difference. Those events are usually called miracles, punishment, wrath, or alike.

The powers that be

 

[Homo erectus]

The powers that be

Probably. They don't seem to be omnipotent nor totally united. But they are still very powerful and can cause plenty of suffering.

 

[Proteus]

This was discussed some weeks ago. I recommend checking up this thread to learn why, but, in short, there is absolutely no reason to think nothing is real. This is my favorite reply:

If it's true what you're saying, every time I open a history book, study calculus, biology or physics I make it up on the way. I made up the human body, the universal laws of physics, philosophy, social economical and political systems... I discovered fire, I invented flying, I figured out relativity theory, I painted the Mona Lisa, I wrote Symphony No.5 in C minor... I must be a genius. God if you will.
I think this is a pretty self-centered point of view without any epistemological base to support it