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ValeriaWhite
ValeriaWhite: 9 months ago

Do we make reality or does reality make us?

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DrBrian
DrBrian: 9 months ago | Last edited at 2:42AM on 8/5/2012

"I think, therefore I am" is the fundamental philosophy of reality. It is your mind that creates your own reality and your reality is entirely different to everyone else. Whatever your religious beliefs, those concepts are your reality - and no-one else's opinion matters one iota. Reality does NOT make us - without YOU there can be no reality. If you should die, then reality no longer exists - anywhere, so take care....

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dancingPhotons: 9 months ago
very nice answer sir. may i ask, are you a philosopher?
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stb1953
stb1953: 9 months ago via iPhone

Never mind. My answer is a little unreal...:-)

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wiserrt
wiserrt: 9 months ago via iPhone

There is reality, then there is our perception of reality. Kind of like the man trapped in a cave scenario. So in a sense I would say both would come into play. God bless.

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Frankd154
Frankd154: 9 months ago via iPhone | Last edited at 4:16AM on 8/5/2012

1. The One, True, Judaeo-Christian God, who has revealed Himself to us, in the writings, of the Holy Bible, is the First Cause, of everyone, and everything.
2. Every person, because that God gives him free-will, and never interferes with it, always determines his one goodness, or badness, and is never either good, or bad, because of the circumstances of his life. He always has a choice, as to whether he will do what is right, or do what is wrong.
So, if I understand your question correctly, we don't make our reality, and our reality doesn't make us.
Very good question! Glad you asked it! Frank

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pious666
pious666: 9 months ago via iPhone | Last edited at 11:16AM on 8/5/2012

It's reciprocal. Both are intertwined. Without reality we can't exist, without us reality can't. The world is to each man according to each man. It takes the world as it really is for a man, and a man's reality cannot exist without that man.

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yirmeyahu
yirmeyahu: 9 months ago via iPhone

Both. Reality exists before we are made and shapes us. We in turn can go along with reality as it is or envision a new reality and help create it.

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XxWrathseedxX
XxWrathseedxX: 9 months ago via iPhone

That begs the question: What is reality? That is why I stick to faith.

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