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As a physical idea, the term "reality" is meaningless--it's a truism that "reality" is different for every different being. "Reality" in that sense is a mental construction that has no connection with physics.
I suppose one could say that the equations of physics describe "physical reality," but that just seems like trying to hide the problem within a two-part term. The problem is that the term "reality" can't be defined in a noncircular way--i.e., without using the term "real" , as in this from Merriam Webster:his dream became a realityb: something that is neither derivative nor dependent but exists necessarily It would be interesting to study mentality scientifically to determine it's fundamental properties and how they interact in the production of mental phenomena. If theorists could unify physical theory and a theory of mentality, would that be a "real" theory of everything? Unfortunately, I don't think anyone has the first little idea about how to go about studying mentality.The act of observation changes the physical world because at that moment, it enters our consciousness. I.e. whatever is introduced into the the field of observation, was previously in the unconscious. However, it is not possible to understand this through the limitations of thinking, because thinking by definition introduces boundaries, when there are in fact, none within the whole of consciousness, other than those related to where we direct attention.Jacob BosmaI think it is very much the same as when Newton states his laws describing the movement of the sun, planets etc.I read some time ago that Newton himself already said something like,Those laws, still only describe.Same - as far as I think - applies here.
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