Do we see the universe the way it is?

[DaveC426913]

I don't understand. How do they choose?

Well, to name a few, by reflecting, hypothesizing, abstracting, metaphorizing and building models.

To a bee, a tree is no more than its color, texture, taste and smell. To a human, it is a symbol of myriad concepts.

 

[Physics-Learner]

when the philosophy forum was more open, i participated in similar discussions.

where i seemed to disagree with many of other pf members is whether the universe has substance in itself.

many seem to think that it is how we observe it to be. i disagree.

i think the universe is something exact. and anyone viewing it is basing his conclusion on the tools that he used. much like the blind men and the elephant.

 

[Oerg]

I think the OP is referring to unfalsifiable theories a la the matrix. Biological limitations in trying to perceive nature the way it actually is. The universe could be created a second ago for all we know.

 

[Darken-Sol]

I think the OP is referring to unfalsifiable theories a la the matrix. Biological limitations in trying to perceive nature the way it actually is. The universe could be created a second ago for all we know.

or reconfigured at each event providing new data at each interval. if this happened at a frame rate that is quicker than we can percieve it would appear analog. we have evolved to percieve things in our environment. keep in mind Earth is isolated by lots of space, then our solar system and more space. we can take this up to galaxy and observable universe. although the OU seems subjective. i mean your OU is at least our distance apart different than mine.