jokeripa Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 How would you define the term 'real'? As in, existence. What makes something real? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkaic Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 there is no proof anything is real. the only way to prove the existence of anything is to know for sure. but only you can be sure you yourself exist. how? simple if you think you must exist. now, theologically (i think im tired) its impossible to prove everything else exists. it could all be a seemingly lifelike realistic dream u have while ur suspended in nothingness. thats technical, realistically? of course its real lifes real. lol goodnite. edit: defintion: being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
virgo89 Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 sight hearing touch smell taste Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mutex Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 Morpheus, from the movie The Matrix: "If real is what you can feel, smell, taste and see, then 'real' is simply electrical signals interpreted by your brain." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jokeripa Posted July 19, 2006 Author Share Posted July 19, 2006 Morpheus, from the movie The Matrix: "If real is what you can feel, smell, taste and see, then 'real' is simply electrical signals interpreted by your brain." Regarding that, yeh, different materials could simply just be creating a reaction by your brain. When combined creates a different reaction. Think of it as a scripting language. You have your basic commands.(raw materials) Then you can make variables.(combination of materials) Lastly the interpreter/compiler (your brain) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psyko_x Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 Something exists if it has energy. If it doesn't have energy it doesn't exist. example: Rocks are made up of subatomic particles which have energy. All subatomic particles, even if they have no mass, still have energy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
primexx Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 theoretically, you can never prove anything to be 100% real. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
virgo89 Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 Google Defination: Real being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory; "real objects"; "real people; not ghosts"; "a film based on real life"; "a real illness"; "real humility"; "Life is real! Life is earnest!"- Longfellow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axon Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 Feeling a little exerstential today? lol -Ax Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shof Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 real is something you can touch and play with Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowain Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 real is something you can touch and play with What about the past? You can't touch or play with it, but it's there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuudJacobs.NET Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 Something is real when you can feel, touch, taste it, etc. Something that gives your brains an electronic jolt is real. That makes virtual reality reality but hey.. Software exists! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy07 Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 real is something you can touch and play with my penis is real then :rofl: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DomZ Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 Morpheus, from the movie The Matrix: "If real is what you can feel, smell, taste and see, then 'real' is simply electrical signals interpreted by your brain." Exactly what I was thinking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuarterSwede Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 What about the past? You can't touch or play with it, but it's there. Correction, it was there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aud Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 Does it matter what others find to be real as long as it's real to you? Now if you'll excuse me, gentlemen. *rides off on unicorn* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Montage Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 Real = whatever you believe. See, "real" is a tricky term. 100s of years ago, it was "real" that the earth was flat To some people it is "real" that God exists. To others it is "real" that it doesn't. Reality is only a perception. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keito Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 Real = whatever you believe. See, "real" is a tricky term. 100s of years ago, it was "real" that the earth was flat To some people it is "real" that God exists. To others it is "real" that it doesn't. Reality is only a perception. My thoughts exactly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain_Wang Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 Reality is the observation and therefore the manipulation of the 'physical' world. Reality isn't personal aswell, it's shared. You might find reading some quantum mechanics and super-positioning interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vice Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 Correction, it was there. Correction, Time doesn't exist. It is just our way to perceive before and after a current event. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuarterSwede Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 Real = whatever you believe. See, "real" is a tricky term. 100s of years ago, it was "real" that the earth was flat To some people it is "real" that God exists. To others it is "real" that it doesn't. Reality is only a perception. Now go cut your hand off and tell me that's not real :p Reality is slightly perception because everyone views it a little differently. But that doesn't make it only perception. While were at it might I add, "it's all relative." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain_Wang Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 Well according to Einstein it's impossible to seperate time and space. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuarterSwede Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 Correction, Time doesn't exist. It is just our way to perceive before and after a current event. Which is why it exists. It isn't a physical thing, no. But since we perceive it, it therefore exists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fAlCoNNiAn Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 (edited) my penis is real then :rofl: :rolleyes: we have no proof that anything is real. real is something that we believe exists. we usally determine "real" by comparing with other people. for example, if you see something that i do as well, then it is considered real (society confirms if its real if a large amount of people see it). if one person sees something that the rest of us see, then they are classified as schizophrenic. but who knows, they might see something that is "real" but we dont. i can go deep into this subject, but philosophy is one of those subjects that people can keep going and going into. Edited July 19, 2006 by fAlCoNNiAn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kibkid Posted July 19, 2006 Share Posted July 19, 2006 Something exists if it has energy. If it doesn't have energy it doesn't exist. example: Rocks are made up of subatomic particles which have energy. All subatomic particles, even if they have no mass, still have energy. Today I dreamed of a purple rock. Does it mean it exists? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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