One of the advantages of travelling the world is that you get to know the world broadly. And one of the advantages of staying in one place is that you get to know the world deeply.
Alan MooreRead
Because our entire universe is made up of consciousness, we never really experience the universe directly we just experience our consciousness of the universe, our perception of it, so right, our only universe is perception.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Our experience of the universe is shaped by our consciousness and perception rather than direct interaction with reality.
This quote by Alan Moore emphasizes that what we regard as our experience of the universe is fundamentally mediated by our own consciousness. It suggests that reality, as we perceive it, is not an absolute truth but rather a subjective interpretation, thus making perception the primary way we engage with the world around us.
Themes
ConsciousnessPerceptionRealityUniverseExperience
In practice
Example use cases
In a discussion about the nature of reality, this quote can illustrate how subjective experiences shape our understanding.
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All quotes →The only reality we can ever truly know is that of our perceptions, our own consciousness, while that consciousness, and thus our entire reality, is made of nothing but signs and symbols. Nothing but language. Even God requires language before conceiving the Universe. See Genesis: “In the beginning was the Word.
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