You’re coming at it from a philosophical angle, I think. I’m coming at it from a purely pragmatic one.
That’s funny, I was about to say the same thing, only about yourself instead of me. But I think I see where you’re coming from:
If you start with the assumption that you’re awake and then look for evidence to the contrary, typically the dream will accomodate your assumption and let you conclude you’re really awake… it’s worth bearing in mind that you typically don’t have your whole mind available to you when you’re trying to become lucid.
So, your primary goal (in this specific case) is not to gain any new insights about epistemology or consciousness or whatever, but to develop a useful skill: lucid dreaming. In this case, yes, your assumptions make perfect sense, since you must correct for an incredibly strong built-in bias that only surfaces while you’re dreaming. That makes sense.
That’s funny, I was about to say the same thing, only about yourself instead of me. But I think I see where you’re coming from:
So, your primary goal (in this specific case) is not to gain any new insights about epistemology or consciousness or whatever, but to develop a useful skill: lucid dreaming. In this case, yes, your assumptions make perfect sense, since you must correct for an incredibly strong built-in bias that only surfaces while you’re dreaming. That makes sense.