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WHATISMAGICAND/ORREALITY??

Reality is everything that exists!

That sounds straightforward, doesn't it?

Actually, it isn't! There are various problems!

What about dinosaurs, which once existed but exist no longer?!

What about stars, which are so far away that, by the time their light reaches us &
we can see them, they may have fizzled out? We'll come to dinosaurs & stars in a moment!

But in any case, how do we know things exist, even in the present? Well, our five senses -
sight, smell, touch, hearing and taste - do a pretty good job of convincing us that
many things are real: rocks & camels, newly mown grass & freshly ground coffee,
sandpaper & vervet, waterfalls & doorbells, sugar & salt. But are we only going to call
some Thing 'real' if we can detect it directly with one of our 5 senses? What about a distant
galaxy, too far away to be seen with the naked eye? What about a bacterium, too small to be
seen without a powerful microscope? Must we say that these do not exist because we can't see
them? No! Obviously we can enhance our senses through the use of special instruments: tele-
scopes for the galaxy, microscopes for bacteria! Because we understand telescopes & micro-
scopes, & how they work, we can use them to extend the reach of our senses - in this case,
Our Sense of Sight - & what they enable us to see convinces us that galaxies & bacteria
EXIST.

MÒR would
like to argue especially
for the continuation of our humane superb existence
of variable imagination, lots of fantasy, divine love, 'eternal' justice,
great beauty, perfect music, strange colors, fine art, nice songs,
surprising feelings, wonderful thoughts, great
extremes & 'made up' stories as
well! Nature as combinations of works,
words, wishes, wantings &
wasteful nonsense.

It is up to our personal experiences, dreams, suppositions & conclusions what works
or doesn't work 'FOR US'! I'm prepared to listen a lot to all kinds
of very different people, but prefer to decide by
myself through trial & error, failure
& fun, what I choose
to consider as reality
or fiction, interesting
or boring
...





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