Okay, I’ll explore this. “Reality” is independent of statements and language. An “aspect” is a point of view, or a thing seen from some point of view.
To be fair, however, I think Reality is not susceptible to ordinary definition, it can only be pointed to, hinted at. Definitions are indeed arbitrary, reality is not.
Or, stated another way, reality may be defined as that of which there is only one, that is not owned by us, but owns us, that existed when we were not, that will continue to exist when we are no longer. Individually or all of us or the entire universe.
On the other hand, reality does not exist in the same way as we exist or that things exist. Every statement that attempts to capture reality, at least so far as I’ve seen, fails.
Reality is assumed to exist in applying the scientific method. We trust that there is a single reality, not many.
Understandings of reality are many. Opinions are many. Systems of language are many..
Reality is neither true nor false, rather we create true and false as relationships we invent between statements and reality. These inventions are not actually true or false; they are useful or not-useful. A “truth” can be very useful fora time and turn out to be limiting as the scope of application of a statement is widened.
Okay, I’ll explore this. “Reality” is independent of statements and language. An “aspect” is a point of view, or a thing seen from some point of view.
To be fair, however, I think Reality is not susceptible to ordinary definition, it can only be pointed to, hinted at. Definitions are indeed arbitrary, reality is not.
Or, stated another way, reality may be defined as that of which there is only one, that is not owned by us, but owns us, that existed when we were not, that will continue to exist when we are no longer. Individually or all of us or the entire universe.
On the other hand, reality does not exist in the same way as we exist or that things exist. Every statement that attempts to capture reality, at least so far as I’ve seen, fails.
Reality is assumed to exist in applying the scientific method. We trust that there is a single reality, not many.
Understandings of reality are many. Opinions are many. Systems of language are many..
Reality is neither true nor false, rather we create true and false as relationships we invent between statements and reality. These inventions are not actually true or false; they are useful or not-useful. A “truth” can be very useful fora time and turn out to be limiting as the scope of application of a statement is widened.