Thursday, April 26, 2012

Reality or Illusion?

       Has the question ever striked you of: " What am I actually seeing and is what I'm seeing really true?" This question has brought great thought upon me and here are some of my thounghts on this.
       Vision. What is Vision? "Visual perception is the ability to interpret information and surroundings from the effects of visible light reaching the eye." This raises hundreds of questions regarding the visual world. When you look at the world around you, are you ever actually seeing it? This brings the point that you are only seeing the perceived light reflecting off the objects. This suggests that you never see the true world, only the light it reflects into your eyes and your brain. This also introduces a new question of: "Is my brain producing the true and correct image?" This also brings the question of: "What is true?" Sense you only get one perspective of the world your whole life, then you have no chance to see what the other man may see. All of these questions have been asked for centuries, and the truth is that they may never be answered.

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