Is Life An illusion?

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#1 UnrealSin_X
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What makes us sure that life itself isn't an illusion?

There is no proof of anything in life,Since the brain is what generates everything you see in life

But what is the proof that anything exists since the brain is what generates what you see, could it not all be just an illusion programmed in our brain to see life the way we see it?

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#2 foxhound_fox
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Hmm... I think you might find this article most interesting.
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#3 martialbullet
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You mean like the Matrix?:?
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#4 Cyrax-Sektor
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I thought about that myself. Life may be different for another person, if that person existed. :shock:

We have so much to learn, and probably no answers. I'll just live life, illusion or reality. But I like all the work most of these fake people do. :P

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#5 Thiago26792
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I'm sure it is not an illusion because I believe in God :|
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#6 Dracargen
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If it is an illusion, then the real thing had better be a hell of a lot better than this crap.
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#7 NSR34GTR
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I'm sure it is not an illusion because I believe in God :|Thiago26792

agreed

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#8 darksword1123
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Yes we are in the matrix.
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#9 Bloodaxe726
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Life is an illusion of mandatory desires in a senseless state of emptiness.
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#10 TheFragcat
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people think that the 'world' is out there, when in fact it's in their brain. what goes on out there is only happening in our brains , right? so yes we're in the matrix!!111one arggg! nah seriously, i don't know if life is an illusion.
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#11 thepwninator
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Welcome to the wonderful world of solipsism. I would start a club, but no one exists to join it.
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#12 Dracargen
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Question: If life is an illusion, is knowledge also an illusion?

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#13 LoG-Sacrament
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read a few of descartes meditations. that guy loved this kind of stuff.
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#14 battlefront23
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I'm sure it is not an illusion because I believe in God :|Thiago26792

We'll ask him when we get there, eh? ;)

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#16 jngbb
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But, illusions are supposed to be trippy and cool, this just sucks.
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#17 foxhound_fox
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Question: If life is an illusion, is knowledge also an illusion?Dracargen

I think you misunderstand what some of us are referring to as "illusion." Just because something is an "illusion" doesn't mean it doesn't exist. Just our preconceptions about its existence are an illusion.
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#18 Darth_Tyrev
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No, life is an allusion, mostly to the works of Orwell.
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#19 Dracargen
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[QUOTE="Dracargen"]Question: If life is an illusion, is knowledge also an illusion?foxhound_fox

I think you misunderstand what some of us are referring to as "illusion." Just because something is an "illusion" doesn't mean it doesn't exist. Just our preconceptions about its existence are an illusion.

O. . .kay, are our preconceptions of knowledge an illusion?

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#20 Slump3317
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Read Huxley's "Doors of Perception" if your interested in scientific study about a world beyond what your brain percieves. William James has loads of data on this topic as well but I'm way to lazy to go through quoting him.
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#21 foxhound_fox
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O. . .kay, are our preconceptions of knowledge an illusion?Dracargen

I still think you are missing the point. "Illusion" doesn't mean it doesn't exist. It is a mental delusion placed upon an inherent existence.
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#22 kylekatarn10
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I've also thought about this. I wonder if my life is like the movie "The Truman Show" some times....
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#23 sthadji
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Life is more like a game with no checkpoints, on veteran level.
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#24 filiwian
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Sometimes I think life is really an illusion but that's just crazy to even thing its true.
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#25 ntropie
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Two Points against this Theory:

1. Cogito ergo sum (This is a proof that you existing as an individual)

2. You cant manipulate the "reality" as you wish, for example jump 1000 meters. (Proof for boundaries of your will -> Existing reality)