If something lies outside our realm of perception, then how can we know it?
October 10, 2008
I think that we necessary don’t know what lies outside our realm of perception, we just believe what others tell us. We really don’t know or understand what we haven’t seen or been to unless we experience it on our own, but sometimes that’s not possible, therefore we just believe what others tell us because they have evidences to prove and support their points. For example, the landing on the moon in 1969. When Neil Armstrong first walked on the moon, I wasn’t even near the surface of earth yet, but even if I was I would believe the event took place. It was a time when the space race between the US and the Russian was so famous and talked about, and of course if someone said Neil walked on the moon, I would believe it. I think that the people of the United States and the ones all around the world at first probably didn’t believe it, but since they have photographs and video tapes of the landing to support the walk on the moon, people obviously thought it was true. Base on the evidences given to the people, they automatically believe it and that’s just how things work.
Even though the event of Neil Armstrong walking on the moon took place and was out of my realm of perception, I believe that it really did happen and it’s true because of how well known it was in the American history. Since it was an event that was well known, you just have to believe that it really did happen and you have no doubt about it. It’s all over the world and written about in most American history textbooks. Yeah, the event took place nearly 40 years back, way before I was born, but since I learned about it and since there are so many resources about the event, you just can’t doubt it. I know it happened because everyone does, it’s written down in history and while growing up, you have to soak it up into your memory. But now since that I saw that video about trying to prove that the walked on the moon was fake, I don’t know what to believe anymore. Both sides have very good evidences and points, it’s hard to know now because technology can do anything.
