Do you believe that reality exists objectively regardless of what we perceive and feel? Or is reality unique to each individual and defined entirely by their perceptions? Does Kant's Ding an Sich really exist? What about the Platonic ideal? Do we really view life as shadows on the wall of a cave? I tend to believe that reality is subjective and that our experiences are quite possibly unique to us. For example, my entire life to this point could be a dream or vision, and I could wake up tomorrow as someone else. Taken to the logical extreme, we have no way of proving that anyone else we encounter even exists. They could be products of our thought. Without being in the minds of others, we can only confirm our own consciousness. This is of course higly debatable and is an argument as old as human consciousness. What do you think?
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