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[[File:Ram Dass Objectivity.jpg|alt=Naive Realism|thumb|'''Figure 1'''. Our senses are an abstraction from the world.]] | ''“The belief that one’s own view of reality is the only reality is the most dangerous of all delusions.”'' - Paul Watzlawick[[File:Ram Dass Objectivity.jpg|alt=Naive Realism|thumb|'''Figure 1'''. Our senses are an abstraction from the world.]] | ||
'''We often assume that our perceptions are accurate and objective reflections of reality, but they are actually mental constructs shaped by our minds.''' Human perception has always been an abstraction rather than a direct replication of the world around us. | '''We often assume that our perceptions are accurate and objective reflections of reality, but they are actually mental constructs shaped by our minds.''' Human perception has always been an abstraction rather than a direct replication of the world around us. | ||