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If an observer cannot distinguish between an illusion and reality, it becomes their reality, not necessarily the reality or those of others who can.

It becomes a problem when sufficient number of people suffer from this, or those in important decision making places.



What is the reality other than just an agreed upon collection of individual realities?


It's that which is still there even when we stop believing in it.

If every living creature on earth ended tomorrow there would be no individual realities, yet actual reality would continue.


As far as we know (we currently cannot prove or disprove panpsychism) that is true. However, I think it is important to keep in mind that we do not perceive reality as it is. Rather we experience the brain's interpretation of reality. So in that sense, human "reality" is basically what most of humanity agrees that it is.




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