"Truths are illusions of which one has forgotten that they are illusions" - Nietzsche
What do you make of this?
What do you make of this?
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Metaphors and truth.
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It may seem to be true, but that's just an illusion.
Nietzsche would most likely agree. For him "illusion" doesn't necessarily mean false.
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Meh. What about it being illusions? If anyone takes the time to look it up, you'll find illusions can't be truth. Unless the dictionary is in itself an illusion, lol. And according to that philosopher-type guy, I guess it would be.
1.something that deceives by producing a false or misleading impression of reality.
2.the state or condition of being deceived; misapprehension.
3.an instance of being deceived.
4.Psychology. a perception, as of visual stimuli (optical illusion), that represents what is perceived in a way different from the way it is in reality.
5.Obsolete. the act of deceiving; deception; delusion.
So we must ask ourselves. If truth is an illusion, is reality also an illusion? If so, what is reality? We perceive reality based on a number of truths, i.e. the sky is blue, we fall because of gravity, etc. So next time you get on your computer, think. Is that a keyboard, or an illusion of a keyboard?
1.something that deceives by producing a false or misleading impression of reality.
2.the state or condition of being deceived; misapprehension.
3.an instance of being deceived.
4.Psychology. a perception, as of visual stimuli (optical illusion), that represents what is perceived in a way different from the way it is in reality.
5.Obsolete. the act of deceiving; deception; delusion.
So we must ask ourselves. If truth is an illusion, is reality also an illusion? If so, what is reality? We perceive reality based on a number of truths, i.e. the sky is blue, we fall because of gravity, etc. So next time you get on your computer, think. Is that a keyboard, or an illusion of a keyboard?
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ArchaicTruth
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What you say NavyGuy is both correct and incorrect. Nietzche is I believe saying that humanity can only see things through human and imperfect eyes. He's not saying that what we see is false necessarily, only that it is seen through a colored lens.
That whole "the universe is an illusion" is just one load of bs.
That whole "the universe is an illusion" is just one load of bs.
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