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[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

If Homo Sapiens don't always suffer consistent illusions that leaves open the possibility they sometimes perceive reality more or less correctly.

Also, if there were no possibility of some "veridical perception" there would be no way to gather evidence that some perception is illusory. That's a good place to look. Demonstrations of consistent illusion must include some new mode of perception that reason dictates is closer to reality.

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

You keep putting the burden of proof on the skeptics. You keep asking that we "prove" your armchair metaphysical conjectures false. Tell you what, I'll prove that veridical perception doesn't exist after you prove that Russel's Teapot isn't orbiting Mars. Deal?