[discostu]

But how do you know it's real? How do you know you're really sitting in front of a computer reading FR and not just some looney having a very long dream?

[weikel]

You don't but if you personally are self aware then you can be sure of the existence of your consciousness in some form 100% without resorting to axioms or fate. You cannot be certain about the nature of your existence or reality but you can be certain your consciousness exist on some level.

[Hank Kerchief]

But how do you know it's real? How do you know you're really sitting in front of a computer reading FR and not just some looney having a very long dream?

What's a dream?

Hank