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When we are newborn of few months we bring everything to our mouth
to explore the world around us
When we are newborn of few months we bring everything to our mouth
to explore the world around us
O
When we are one year oldwe touch and grab everything
for the same reason
When we are one year oldwe touch and grab everything
for the same reason
O
When we grow, we do no longer need
to touch a wall to know that is solid
or ice to know it is cold
When we grow, we do no longer need
to touch a wall to know that is solid
or ice to know it is cold
O
A large part of the world we perceive is a result of our memories and experiences,
adequately correlated, assessed and processed by our imagination
A large part of the world we perceive is a result of our memories and experiences,
adequately correlated, assessed and processed by our imagination
O
The world we knowis also the result of our imagination
The world we knowis also the result of our imagination
O
For how many centuries we have lived with the conviction that the sun revolved around the earth?
For how many centuries we have lived with the conviction that the sun revolved around the earth?
O
For how many centuries we have believed
that earth was flat?
For how many centuries we have believed
that earth was flat?
O
How many false beliefs are still considered true?
How many false beliefs are still considered true?
O
We live in an imaginary world,but what harm is there?
We live in an imaginary world,but what harm is there?
O
As long as our imaginary model does not cause us any problemthere is no reason to replace it
with a real one more complicated and difficult to use
As long as our imaginary model does not cause us any problemthere is no reason to replace it
with a real one more complicated and difficult to use
O
The reach of our senses is limited
and allows partial and sometimes insufficient knowledge
of the world around us
The reach of our senses is limited
and allows partial and sometimes insufficient knowledge
of the world around us
O
An accurate study of the world
is long, arduous and sometimes futile,
as it doesn’t allows to act promptly
An accurate study of the world
is long, arduous and sometimes futile,
as it doesn’t allows to act promptly
O
Nature has designed and selected our mind not to understand the real world, but to imagine an equivalent that is the most suitable possible
to meet the demands of daily life
Nature has designed and selected our mind not to understand the real world, but to imagine an equivalent that is the most suitable possible
to meet the demands of daily life
O
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