Share Long: > ...how can you really tell > The universe is spinning out of control - if it wasn't then there would be stasis, no movement and no life. If it is spinning and under control, then under the control of what or who? An intelligent agent?
But, are things really moving or spinning? According to my Professor, A.J. Bahm, there are six statements that summarize the realist view: 1. Objects which are known exist independently of their being known. 2. Objects have qualities or properties, which are parts of the objects. 3. Objects are not affected merely by being known. 4. Objects seem as they are and are as they seem. 5. Objects are known directly. 6. Objects are public. If appearances derived through one sensory channel appear contradictory, it is natural to appeal to other senses for corroboration. When they contradict, which sense shall we accept as reliable? If we observe the realist closely, we will find that at some times he relies principally on his eyes and, at other times, on his ears. When different senses corroborate an error, we are still more baffled.
