I am eating chocolate, driving my Honda Accord, playing soccer, or reading a book on the Civil War. But in the end, I’m nothing more than a brain in a vat with these virtual experiences. Or consider these questions: How do we know that the world really is older than five minutes? How do we know that other minds exist? And how do I know that there is a world “out there,” independent of my mind? The skeptic plays upon these illusions and questions to challenge the trustworthiness of our minds/senses
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