Personally I think you should forget about "exist", "real" and "truth". They are too subjective to be useful formally, instead you should ask yourself: What is relevant? — Jeremiah
But what about thoughts and emotions? They are experienced but don't have material substance, right? Yet neuroscience is beginning to explain to us how these experiences arise out of physical reality. — MysticMonist
to be a a part of the world." Whatever that means... — Brian
But what about the very basic question of what do we mean we say something exists or doesn't exist? — MysticMonist
So, existence in a physical universe depends on circular logic. — TheMadFool
How is relevance less subjective than realness, existence and truth? — Noble Dust
sometimes view the world as my own mind's creation — Pollywalls
Here's a question: How would you know if you even found "truth"? Just for argument, lets say you find a nugget of truth, the absolute truth but how would you even know that is truth and not just you typical estimation of truth? — Jeremiah
A top down approach is helpful in general about being. — MysticMonist
Can you explain this further? What do you mean? — TheMadFool
exist literally is to "have memory of". — Rich
Well go ask 100 random people what truth is and then ask 100 random people what relevance is, and I think you would have your answer. — Jeremiah
Here's a question: How would you know if you even found "truth"? Just for argument, lets say you find a nugget of truth, the absolute truth but how would you even know that is truth and not just your typical estimation of truth? — Jeremiah
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