Saturday, November 7, 2020

Truth vs. Impressions

Imagine that you are sitting at the back of a car during a ride. You lean back and the constant movement makes you feel like relaxing. You close your eyes and experience the sensation of speeding forward. Then, suddenly, the sensation reverses and you feel like speeding backwards. Both seem real. As such incorrect perception gives you the sensation of a dual reality, you may wander: "To what extent can I trust my senses in my everyday experience?" Yes, to what extent? Sometimes you are so certain that something is true that you could swear on it, but later you have the proof that it was not so. That event did not happen the way you recall it. The action of that person did not correspond to your judgement. So, how true are "impressions"?


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