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For a long time, Realism as a worldview (things are what they seem to be), was in conflict with Idealism (what seems to be points to a deeper reality). Science has been on the side of Realism for most of its history, but that has changed.
Quantum Physics, String Theory, and Information Theory convincingly teaches us that things are definitely not what they seem to be. On the more mundane level of our existence, colour as we perceive it does not exist in the real world. Psychological studies show that not only memory is fallible, but the way we perceive right now is shaped by our past experiences.
The only thing I know is that I don't know anything... what I do not know I do not think I know either.
Socrates
Questions
- Do you find these results reassuring? Why or why not?
- If things are not always what they seem, how should that change our perspective on other people's ideas?
- How do we know what is true?