Oh please everyone, this is a valid philisophical question. It's called solipsism, and the writers of the Matrix definitely had nothing to do with the formation of the theory. Of course, it's fairly safe to assume that we'll never know for sure (in fact, we probably wont ever know ANYTHING for sure) but i find it fun to play in the world of Quantum Physics and ponder on the fact that we as humans are both incredibly small and yet contain unimaginable potential that we haven't even come close to unlocking.
Our individual perceptions of reality are all we have to work off of. Everything that our minds or spirit or soul knows is based off of the signals we recieve from "reality." The real question arises when we stop to consider who "we" are -- the observer. Personally, i don't believe that a series of incrediblly complex chemical reactions suffices to create the creative observer that I know myself to be. Therefore, i believe in a soul. Whether or not my soul is the only one that really exists (or if it exists at all) is a bit confusing, but i happen to believe that i live in a realm of energy, with all the other souls of the universe (which includes the alternate dimensions that may or may not exist). Whether or not "Earth" actually exists or not is quite beside the point, because it is the way in which we experience one another -- nothing more, nothing less.
anyone else care to speculate?
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