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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

The objectively real world may be separate from and indifferent to sense perception, but sense perception isn't indifferent to the objective world. Sense perceptions are caused by an interaction of our sense organs and the world. Surely from repeated patterns of sense perception we can draw some correct inferences about the external world?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

How can we be sure that those inferences are correct? Any appeal to empirical evidence would be circular reasoning.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

"correct" is a heavy word there. Would reproducible and predictable suffice?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Surely you can't be serious