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Reality Is Unrealistic, Take 1
we have no actual way of ever knowing what is “out there.” Whenever we articulate what we see, our language interacts with our direct experience. The “reality” we bring forth arises from this interaction.
Art Kleiner • The Fifth Discipline Fieldbook: Strategies for Building a Learning Organization
‘Remember,’ he continued, ‘a realm of mentation—that is, a particular reality—only feels real for as long as you are unable to reflect lucidly upon what’s happening in the layers of your cognition that underlie the corresponding belief system. In other words, what you call reality is a reflection of the first layer of your cognition that escapes yo
... See moreBernardo Kastrup • More Than Allegory
What is suggested is not that we attempt to alter the process of representation (which may be impossible), but that we carefully attend to the fact that any given representation – instinctively perceived as “reality” – may be somewhat less than real, or true. From such a perspective we may be able to engage a quality of reflective intelligence – a
... See moreDavid Bohm • On Dialogue
To be a “realist of a larger reality” is not just to dream of something different than what is, nor to be lost in the spectacle or the world of representations. Instead, it’s to see the scene presented to you as well as what created the scene, to see not just the Instagram picture but the camera by which it was taken, the person holding the camera,... See more
Rhyd Wildermuth • Realists of a Larger Reality — RITONA // A Beautiful Resistance
Reality is constructed in real time through emotions, assumptions, timing, fear, bias, memory, noise, and ego.
Reality isn’t a fact. It’s a negotiation. It's a mirror. Everyone sees their own reflection. And everyone is convinced that their reflection is the actual room.