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What is Reality? Briefly

By admin on May 5, 2021

What is Reality? Ψ Reality is an interesting subject, and it has been reviewed, and argued over by philosophers, scientist, mathematicians and mystics throughout history. How is reality defied, a topic that not everyone agrees upon. Is it real if you can see it? Then, what about atoms and cells? You can't see them with your human eyes, but you can see them with the assistance of a microscope, or electron microscope. Does the way we can see them, affect their reality? Our sciences, and movies, i.e. the Matrix, tells us that wood isn't really solid, but it is moving, or vibrating, making waves instead of being fixed and rigid, although, when we feel it, it certainly seems solid, and boy does it hurt when it hits you. So, reality can be viewed from two standpoints. The one you can see with the naked eye, and that which you may view with magnifying apparatus; the macro and the micro. Of these two realities, is one reality better than the other, or perhaps shall we ask, is one more real than the other? Let us see. A definition of reality is the aggregate of all that is real or existent within a system, as opposed to that which is only imaginary. It is also used to refer to the ontological status of things, indicating their existence.[1] In physical terms, reality is the totality of a system, known and unknown.[2] Philosophical questions about the nature of reality or existence or being are considered under the rubric of ontology, which is a major branch of metaphysics in the Western philosophical tradition. Ontology is the study of philosophy that examines concepts such as existence, being, becoming, and reality. On(t), is Greek for being, and ~ology is the study. Thus, it searches for and answers the questions of how entities are grouped into basic categories and which of these entities exist on the most fundamental level. It is the science of being and belongs to metaphysical philosophy. A simple example is water. It's chemical formula is H2O. If you had random Hydrogen atoms and random Oxygen atoms in a beaker, at what point would you have water? Getting back to reality, and…