My only thought is that there is indeed some type of objective reality, we just cannot equate it with any physical theory or description. To say that there is some objective reality is to say that there is something other than the Cartesian "thinking thing," something which is "other," has depth, and cannot be objectified and fragmented by human thinking, thoughts, or theory (without ramifications). The problem is that scientists, theologians, philosophers, and everyday people begin to equate their description of reality with Reality itself rather than seeing it as but one among many glimpses into a much greater and never fully knowable Reality.

I agree that no one can ever know Reality in full, but we can at least know some part of it partially. An assumption, yes, but one that is based on a belief that something "other than" (my "thinking self") exists. Without this how do we keep from falling into a situation where all other matter-energy outside of the "thinking thing" is objectified/other/it and becomes subject to the manipulations of the "thinking thing."

Whitney Bauman

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