have you ever thought stuff like, "how can i know this true?" or "well, that's just a theory." well, fact is everything we know, with the possible exception of a few implicit philosophical ideas like, "I think, therefore I am," is just a "theory." there isn't really any way to prove anything 100%. prove to me the sun is going to rise tomorrow. that there can't be some cosmic catastrophe headed our way that prevent that from happening. in fact, one of my favorite thought-provokers is to challenge someone to think of a way to prove to me that they exist. So far, nobody has been able to.
Why? Because no one has been able to prove that they aren't just a hallucination or other figment of my imagination or perceptions. Because that's what its all about. Perceptions. Our entire view of the world and even ourselves are based on our fallible perceptions. And if anybody has too hard of a time getting this idea, all I have to do is tell them to think Matrix. And if they still don't get it, oh mah freakin' gourd.
