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Well, is it?

You're going to have to be more specific.

Originally posted by Putinbot1
Well, is it? No.

It probably is, I suspect your reality and values would be very different if you lived in the same spot 200 years ago or 200 years hence.

yes, we are all slaves to putinbot's designs

Yes, partially. It's impossible to escape.

There's an entire industry that brainwashed Americans into spending three months salary on a rock that isn't even rare to declare their love for someone. Commercial interests have hijacked our most intimate relationships because of a devious ad campaign. Of course our reality is, in part, socially constructed.

Originally posted by StyleTime
Yes, partially. It's impossible to escape.

There's an entire industry that brainwashed Americans into spending three months salary on a rock that isn't even rare to declare their love for someone. When commercial interests muddy up our most intimate relationships, you're definitely dealing with social constructs. Pretty devious ones, in fact. I'd go further ST, our religions and morals shape our reality. I am an atheist, however, I respect peoples right to have any belief they wish. My reality has no God, so immediately the values many take as divine become subjective choices etc.

Originally posted by Beniboybling
yes, we are all slaves to putinbot's designs Hmmm, if it only it were so Beni, if only... *wistful sigh*

Reality is like a Tootsie Pop. The thin paper wrapping (one's egoic construct) surrounds the thick candy shell (the social construct) which surrounds the gooey chocolate center (perceptual construct).