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ceives the external world as an image.
But then he goes on to claim that im-
ages are divided into two categories:

those having physical correlates and
those with none; and that we can in-
deed reach the physical correlates of
images pertaining to the external
world. In support of this assertion, he

writes, "I do not know whether or not
the images in my brain have correlates
in the external world, but the same

thing applies when I speak on the
phone. When I speak on the telephone,
Someone who looks out the I cannot see the person I am speaking
window at the scenery does
not actually view an image to, but I can have this conversation con-
which is outside of him, but firmed later, when I see him face to
rather the image that belongs face." 203
to the scenery in his brain.
By this, he actually means that if we
doubt our perceptions, we can look at

their origin and check its reality. This is
an evident misconception, however,
LIGHT
since it's impossible for us to reach mat-
ter itself. We can never get outside of

ELECTRIC our minds to reach what is "outside."
SIGNAL Does the voice on the phone have an

objective correlate or not? We can con-
firm that by meeting the person we
Light that reaches one's
eye is converted into spoke with. However, this confirmation
electric signals by the THE SCENERY SIGHT too is experienced in the mind!
cells in the eye and MADE UP OF
transmitted to the visual ELECTRIC SIGNALS In fact, these writers also experi-
centre at the back of the ence the same events in their dreams.
brain. "A conscious- For instance, Senel may dream that he
ness" within our brain
receives the electric sig- speaks on the phone, then have this
nals that enter the brain, conversation confirmed by the person
and perceives them as
scenery. he spoke to. Or Pekunlu may, in his
dream, feel he's facing a serious threat
and advise others to read century-old
books by Lenin. But no matter what they do, these materialists can never deny that the events they've expe-
rienced and the people they talked to were nothing but perceptions to them.
Who, then, can confirm the correlates of the images in the brain? The shadow beings whom people

watch in their visual centres? It is impossible for materialists to find any "outside" source that can confirm in-
formation outside of the brain.
If someone concedes that all perceptions are formed in the brain, but still assumes that one can step "out"

of this world of perceptions and have them confirmed by the "real" external world, this reveals this person's
limited perceptive capacity and distorted reasoning.
However, the facts related here can easily be grasped by anyone of normal understanding and reason-
ing. In relation to everything we have said, every unbiased person will understand that it isn't possible for
one's senses to reach the external world. Yet blind adherence to materialism apparently distorts people's rea-

soning capability. Contemporary materialists display severe logical flaws just like their mentors who tried to
"prove" that they could reach the original of matter by kicking stones or eating cake.

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