Relationship Between Perception And Reality

Perception and reality are loosely related. Our perception is how we interpret reality. That said, reality won’t bend to our interpretations of it. There are many underlying reasons why this is. First of all, we have to understand that perception and reality are two completely different and separate ideas. Then we need to understand that there can be discrepancies between reality and our perception of it.
To begin with, our perception isn’t as tightly bound to reality as we think. The very existence of magic tricks proves this as a magic trick does an action impossible in our perception while in reality they are really not doing anything amazing. Moreover, the connection between perception and reality can be completely severed.. When someone is in a coma, we often think of them as asleep or dead. However, due to neuroscience, we have discovered that they actually perceive things as if they were awake. There is also strong logical evidence. The fact that this article even exists stands as testament to the fact that we, as humans, can doubt our own existence. We can challenge the nature of our existence and our …show more content…
They will argue that to see is to believe, so reality and perception must be the same. However, to see and to believe are two different things and while they are related, they aren’t the same. To see is to believe, but to believe is not necessarily seeing. The assumption that perception and reality are the same can have very dangerous and, in retrospect, imbecile consequences. For example, if one was to believe that oneself was dead, they’d literally drop dead, right on the spot. However, there is a literal case of someone believing they are dead while they still live. This condition is called Cotard delusion, the belief that one is dead, despite them being alive. This is solid evidence against the assumption that reality and perception are the