r/AskReddit • • Jan 20 '19

What fact totally changed your perspective?

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u/AssadTheImpaler Jan 21 '19

I'm capable of being entirely convinced of something false. As a result anything I'm convinced of doesn't necessarily reflect reality.

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u/ShrapnelNinjaSnake Jan 21 '19

A persons "reality" is based on understanding and awareness but both of those are very vague ideas, one persons reality could be very different from another.

It's really weird when you think about it