“Of course it’s all in your head, Harry, but who’s to say it isn’t real?” - Albus P.W.B. Dumbledore
I have a theory that reality and worlds are objective. For example, two people can look at the same item and see different things. Everyone’s worldview is a current perception based on their experiences, and what stories they’ve acquired defines what kind of stories they see in, say, a statue of a cat. Person one may have fond memories of felines and see the statue as a wonderful symbolism of pride and agility. Person two may just see a statue, cold and disrespecting to the nature of a warm-blooded animal. The statue is in the shared reality. The idea of the statue for both people are both real, but not shared. Thus, two realities.
For an optimist, their world is pretty and full of opportunity. For a pessimist, their world is a blend of grey and full of cruelty. Both worlds are real, but only in the view of the individual. Experiences shape perception. Perception shapes shared reality into an individual reality.
Take someone who has hallucinations of creatures imposed on the shared reality by their mind. To them, the hallucinations happen. They are, for them, real. But whether they are the person’s reality depends on if they perceive the hallucinations as real.
Zorque@lemmy.world 3 months ago
Not nearly enough devotion to the state on Garak’s part…
zero_spelled_with_an_ecks@programming.dev 3 months ago
I’m sure he’s about to bring up the state approved haircuts (You can comb my hair) and the warrantless strip searches (undress me everywhere) along with getting in line with the state (let’s go, party).