The Paradocical Ambiguity of Perceiving Reality

Reality is the actuality of things, what is really happening, without interpretation. Perception is that interpretation of the experience.

Let’s say for example that the reality of things may be that you are in a room with people talking very loudly. But perhaps your perception may be that these people are obnoxious and rude. This would be your interpretation of the situation. And so such is the nature of our perception of reality.

Our perceptions also get us into trouble with each other, because each of our perceptions is different, and yet we believe they are the same. We often believe that others have the same view as we do. Then we base our reality on that idea, and get ourselves into predicaments. If we would only realize that we all have our different perceptions, and that reality is often something entirely different, we would not have so many conflicts.

I can know the existence of other minds by supposing that the behaviour of others stands in a relation to sensations which is analogous to the relation in which my behaviour stands to my own sensations.

[Mill, J. S. (Ed. Priestly, F. E. L.). (1963) Collected Works of John Stua

Let’s say they do, and let’s be scientific. How do you know something is really out there?

[Anscombe, G. E. M., (1981). Metaphysics and the Philosophy of Mind, Oxford Univ. Press: Oxford]

Some topics in this essay:
Tse II, PERCEPTION REALITY, Optic Nerves, Wiley Cambridge, John Locke, Prentice-Hall Toronto, Durrenmatt Reality, Press Oxford, Optic Nerve…, Ergo Sum, secondary qualities, don’t see…, bits brain, chemical events, electrical chemical, electrical chemical events, primary qualities, perception reality, eyes nerves bits, smells tastes, don’t directly, electrical reactions, secondary qualities powers, oxford univ press, cogito ergo sum,