Interesting Thought: We Never Physically Experienced the World Around Us

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In summary, we perceive reality by our senses. Everything we experience is within our brain. We are not perceiving what is on a computer screen in front of us, we are perceiving what is inside our brain. In some cases this can be changed with bio-electricity, but this is not always the case.
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We have NEVER experienced the physical world around us. Everything we have seen, have heard, have smelled, have tasted, have touched...has all be experienced from within our brains. You are NOT seeing these words on a computer screen in front of you, you are seeing these words INSIDE your brain. Anything you see, is in fact, NOT a real object...it is only a representation of that object that is projected inside your brain. The same applied for all other senses.

Quite literally, none of us have ever experienced the "real" world around us. Although, our senses have evolved to allow a level that is very impressive.
 
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I don't really see what you're trying to get at.

The only thing that is really not "real" are perceptions. Like color for example is something our brain chooses how to organize. But if you touch a table and see the shape of the table, that is what it is and the table in the shape you see it is real.
 
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Holocene said:
We have NEVER experienced the physical world around us. Everything we have seen, have heard, have smelled, have tasted, have touched...has all be experienced from within our brains. You are NOT seeing these words on a computer screen in front of you, you are seeing these words INSIDE your brain. Anything you see, is in fact, NOT a real object...it is only a representation of that object that is projected inside your brain. The same applied for all other senses.

Quite literally, none of us have ever experienced the "real" world around us. Although, our senses have evolved to allow a level that is very impressive.

We perceive the physical world only by our sens, if not how else could you perceive it?
Besides that we are a part of that physical world, and we can't even perceive ourself without our sens, even if we are just a brain in a bath, with no eyes, ears, nose, and skin, we wouldn't be aware of our physical body / Brain.
 
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"Esse est percipi." - George Berkeley
 
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Holocene said:
Quite literally, none of us have ever experienced the "real" world around us.
No, experiencing the real world is exactly what we are doing. You seem to be confusing experiencing something with individual perceptions of what is experienced.
 
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Holocene said:
We have NEVER experienced the physical world around us. Everything we have seen, have heard, have smelled, have tasted, have touched...has all be experienced from within our brains. You are NOT seeing these words on a computer screen in front of you, you are seeing these words INSIDE your brain. Anything you see, is in fact, NOT a real object...it is only a representation of that object that is projected inside your brain. The same applied for all other senses.

Quite literally, none of us have ever experienced the "real" world around us. Although, our senses have evolved to allow a level that is very impressive.

I would suggest you put a TENS unit on your quads to have an experience quite apart from your brain.
 
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If no one has ever experienced the real world, then the notion that no one has experienced the real world is thus not reached through an experience of the real world and does therefore lack objective meaning.
 
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I can comprahend what you are trying to say Holocene...

My thoughts on this...
are you perceiving reality or...
you are being made to perceive limited reality...or something else...
or you just can't help it since you are a part of the picture which you are trying to look at...

PitchDark
 
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NEVER is a bit of a stretch. When born into this world the healthy brain struggles and makes a model of the world. The very young see the world as raw perceptions. Later when trained we see danger or reward.
 
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if you are something in your brain receiving bio-elertricity, you can ask someone pick you out connect you to a computer and make another world for you.
 

1. What do you mean by "never physically experienced the world around us"?

By this, I mean that we perceive and interact with the world through our senses, but we never truly touch or feel the world in a physical sense. Our perception of touch is actually a sensation created by our brain based on the signals from our nerves.

2. Is this idea supported by scientific evidence?

Yes, this idea is supported by the field of neuroscience. Studies have shown that our perception of touch is actually a reconstruction of the external world created by our brain, rather than a direct experience of the physical world.

3. How does this concept affect our understanding of reality?

This concept challenges our traditional understanding of reality as something that is directly experienced through our senses. It suggests that our perception of reality is actually a construction of our brain, and may not necessarily reflect the true nature of the physical world.

4. Can this idea be applied to other senses besides touch?

Yes, this idea can be applied to other senses as well. Our perception of sight, sound, taste, and smell are also constructions of our brain based on sensory input. This means that our experience of the world is subjective and can be influenced by our individual perceptions.

5. How does this concept relate to the philosophy of perception?

This concept aligns with the philosophical idea of perception as an interpretation of sensory information rather than a direct experience of the external world. It also raises questions about the nature of reality and our understanding of it based on our limited perception.

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