Is the world really real

[Ayeshall]

Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one.
Albert Einstein.

"Nothing is as it seems. Nor is it otherwise."
Lankavatara Sutra - Mahāyāna Buddhism

There is no greater mystery than this; that being the reality we seek to gain reality.
Sri Ramana Maharshi (December 30, 1879 – April 14, 1950)

Plato’s cave analogy.
Inprisoned inside the cave (Us), prisoners see the shadows on the wall and mistakenly view the shadows as reality. Every now and agian someone awakens to the truth and tries to tell others (Us), but the others respond with anger.
https://theologicalstudies.org/resource-library/philosophy-dictionary/157-platos-cave-analogy

Greek word "cosmos" Meaning "In The World" functioning apart from God
And according to Early Christian gnosticism - "Seraphims" Keter - Crown Divine Plan ~ The Angel of Death. (Read John 7:7) Satan is the ruler of this "cosmos" (John 12:31; 16:11; 1 John 5:19)

Islam.
The Surah takes its title from the sentence, Wa anzalna' l-hadida, of verse 25.
(A study of its subject matter)
https://www.englishtafsir.com/Quran/57/
Surah Al-Hadid (its title meaning, 'the iron') talks about the reality of the transient life of this world.

Hinduism. (Caught up in Samsara – Maya ~ The Malevolant illusion)
In which this universe like a snake on a rope imagined appears.

15. He who sees the universe may try to deny it. What has the desireless to do? He sees not even though he sees. ASTAVAKRA SAMHITA – Chapter XVIII – P136
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Good Morning

[ZX-7R]

Whatever drugs you are on,can i have some?.
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[M.C]

Seeing as this isn't Dr Quacks other account, can a mod pull the trigger?

[Ste]

Ste for mod.

[Polarbear]

6 posts and 4 of them are (religiousish) loony tunes.

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[The Shaggy D.A.]

I dunno why, but I think I need a new kitchen.
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[Howling Terror]

The world isn't real and I'm dead.

Hate getting up early on Sundays.
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[pinkyfloyd]

Of course the world is real, The Matrix tells my brain it is real so I do not come to the conclusion that I am just a battery for a super race of robots.
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illuminateTHEmind wrote: I am just more evolved than most of you guys... this allows me to pick of things quickly which would have normally taken the common man years to master
Hockeystorm65:.well there are childish arguments...there are very childish arguments.....there are really stupid childish arguments and now there are......Pinkfloyd arguments!
Teflon-Mike:I think I agree with just about all Pinky has said.

[pepperami]

Dr Quack , we know it’s you!
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I am the sum total of my own existence, what went before makes me who I am now!

[Rogue_Shadow]

I love that even this shitpost has the decency to acknowledge it's subject matter and post in "Random Banter"

[angryjonny]

"Random crap quoted and attributed to someone with an exotic sounding name is still random crap" - The Very Reverend Superman H Baracus PhD

[stinkwheel]

But look at the post history.

First post.: Shitpost in shitpost thread.

Second and third posts. Normal, relevant, somewhat useful motorcycle related musings.

Next three posts. New shitpost threads.

I genuniely wonder if this is actually a bot or a real person with problems.
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“Rule one: Always stick around for one more drink. That's when things happen. That's when you find out everything you want to know.”
I did the 2010 Round Britain Rally on my 350 Bullet. 89 landmarks, 3 months, 9,500 miles.

[BumpingUglys]

Wasn't that the M.O. of Dr. Quack also though? Reasonably normal for x amount of time and then suddenly bat-shit crazy. This all looks very familiar.

Unless of course it's opening Last Post Wins at just the wrong page that triggers a percentage of the population into religious zealotry.
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[stinkwheel]

It just brings to mind a police camera program I was watching in the pub the other day. They were talking to a man on the phone who was a bit odd and kept caling 999 but you'd have thought he was maybe a bit lonely or something. Next news they're dragging the same guy into the custody area kicking and screaming and wearing nothing but a towel for standing the the street bollock naked and wanking at people while claiming he's the archangel Michael.
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“Rule one: Always stick around for one more drink. That's when things happen. That's when you find out everything you want to know.”
I did the 2010 Round Britain Rally on my 350 Bullet. 89 landmarks, 3 months, 9,500 miles.

[recman]