[RightWhale]

Right. It's a start. Husserl mentioned that there is a fundamental distinction between the real and the ideal, but after that we only have clues like 'ideals exist outside of or beyond time.' Anyway, I'm alert to the question and would like to get the answer boiled down to the essential.

[Alamo-Girl]

This is such a wonderful thread! You guys are exploring the most fundamental question which divides people: what is reality?

How a person answers that question reveals much of his worldview, his moral and political compass, his attitude towards math and science and his likely response to philosophy and Christ's offer of redemption.