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Originally Posted by
icefractal
Re: Perception of objective reality:
Anyone who thinks that they are or can be a perfectly rational actor, or that they are consciously aware of everything that influences their thoughts/memories/perceptions, needs to read up a bit more on neuroscience. This has been pretty well studied, although of course everyone likes to think they're the one exception.
Actually, the degree to which the conscious mind is merely one part of the process, and retroactively justifies decisions made by the subconscious, is a fascinating topic, but a bit of a tangent for this thread.