“What is the real? How can you define what the real is? Is there even a real definition of this real? The answer is yes and no. Somewhere in between.”
I enjoyed reading Pruthvi’s post because he asked questions I thought about while writing my own post, but didn’t end up putting into words. How do you define the real? When reading Pruthvi’s post I was reminded of my favorite philosopher and theologian, Paul Tillich. Tillich uses the term “ultimate reality” to describe the real and he calls the search for the real “ultimate concern.” Tillich’s idea is that even though each person’s ultimate concern might be different, often times we all reach the same ultimate reality. As Pruthvi discussed in his post, often times even though other people’s thoughts and opinions might seem radically different than your own, once you take time to see things from their perspective, it often becomes clear that ultimately your ideas aren’t that far apart.
