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From: The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid>
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On 25/10/2024 23:39, John Ames wrote:
> On Fri, 25 Oct 2024 22:13:52 -0000 (UTC)
> Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> wrote:
> 
>> You can read anything you like. You can never be sure that the
>> digital bits your CPU sees bear any relation to the raw random data
>> your sensor was picking up.
> 
> In fact, you can never be truly certain of anything at all! Is all that
> we see or seem/but a dream within a dream?
> 
Indeed.
Welcome to the problems of metaphysics

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