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For instance, in one article where Senel discussed this subject exclu-
sively, he accepts that the brain perceives the external world as an image.
But then he goes on to claim that images are divided into two categories:
those having physical correlates and those with none; and that we can
indeed 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 tele-
phone, I cannot see the person I am speaking to, but I can have this con-
versation confirmed later, when I see him face to face." 27
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, since it's impossible for us to reach matter itself. We can never
get outside of our minds to reach what is "outside." Does the voice on the
phone have an objective correlate or not? We can confirm that by meeting
the person we spoke with. However, this confirmation too is experienced
in the mind!
In fact, these writers also experience the same events in their dreams.
For instance, Senel may dream that he speaks on the phone, then have this
conversation confirmed by the person 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 experienced 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 information
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 lim-
ited perceptive capacity and distorted reasoning.
However, the facts related here can easily be grasped by anyone of nor-
mal understanding and reasoning. In relation to everything we have said,

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