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		jvm___ on July 20, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The past is not true Reality is true, but the reality anyone knows is selective, a mental model, often guessed or interpreted, and usually secondhand information.

mistermann on July 20, 2023 [–]

Is "the reality anyone knows" not also part of greater aggregate reality though (conflicting with reality is true), or is it an ontological component of something else?

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