[colordrops]

No, I don't feel crazy. Just honest.

I have no idea if the tree is still there when I cease to exist. I just go with that assumption out of convenience.

This degrading of subjective experience as a minor detail rather than a fundamental aspect of reality is one of the core sources of confusion in western thought IMHO.

[0xBA5ED]

I'd argue we must go with these assumptions out of necessity rather than convenience. I don't have any broad strokes to offer on western thought, however.

[colordrops]

Necessity for what condition? To find truth? Making assumptions are the opposite of finding truth.

[0xBA5ED]

To function. You must assume many things on a daily basis to function and survive because we are limited.

[colordrops]

Ok but isn't that a different topic? Whether you function or not is not the same as whether something is true or not.

[0xBA5ED]

Maybe it is. I guess I was offering my perspective on dividing "real" things from the rest of it and got on a tangent there.