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| − | '''Reality''' is something that is | + | '''Reality''' is something that is really true. |
| + | Reality is mind-independent, i.e. reality would continue to be the case whether or not anyone believed it, or indeed whether or not there were any minds to believe it in the first place. | ||
'''Reality''' is the sum totality of existence. It comprises all of "that which is". | '''Reality''' is the sum totality of existence. It comprises all of "that which is". | ||
:"That which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away." -- [[Philip K. Dick]] | :"That which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away." -- [[Philip K. Dick]] | ||
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| + | ==Descriptions of reality== | ||
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| + | Something is said to be "a fact" is, a concept, statement, thing, scientific law, or event that can been unequivocally (indisputably) proven to be true. Facts are always based on concrete verified evidence which substantiate their truth. | ||
[[category:philosophy]] | [[category:philosophy]] | ||
Revision as of 19:27, May 28, 2007
Reality is something that is really true. Reality is mind-independent, i.e. reality would continue to be the case whether or not anyone believed it, or indeed whether or not there were any minds to believe it in the first place.
Reality is the sum totality of existence. It comprises all of "that which is".
- "That which, when you stop believing in it, doesn't go away." -- Philip K. Dick
Descriptions of reality
Something is said to be "a fact" is, a concept, statement, thing, scientific law, or event that can been unequivocally (indisputably) proven to be true. Facts are always based on concrete verified evidence which substantiate their truth.