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excellent read!

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OK, so let's talk about physics. The first thing you have to understand is that physics is a model of reality. We can't trust our senses to tell us about reality; we have to make tools to look at things closely enough to figure out what's really going on. Of course, in the end, you have to trust your senses about what those tools tell you; the philosophy of it is that you ultimately have to accept that:
1. I'm (you're) real.
2. I'm (you're) the same me (you) that I (you) was (were) an instant, or ten minutes, or a lifetime ago.
3. My (your) senses send impulses to my (your) brain that are an accurate representation of some "reality" out there.
4. All of you (us) are real just like me (you).
You can't prove any of this. You either accept it, or you don't. If you do, then you're agreeing with the majority, and you're "sane;" otherwise, you're either playing philosophical games, or you're truly "insane."