Does the reality of world depend only on our observations?

Question

I mean does the real world means only what we have observed, because science can only deduct based on our observations whereas "spiritual" thoughts claim to experience beyond our senses and observations.

Answer 1

Certainly not. The world is what it is, regardless of
whether we observe it or not. Would you say that
there was no world before there were human beings to observe it? If so, how could they have
evolved?

What we can KNOW of the world is only based on
our observations, but that's an entirely different
matter. We are told that at one time everyone
believed the world was flat. Did its shape suddenly
change when we switched to believing it is round?
(Actually, since we learned enough to begin finding out such things, there have always been
people who knew it was round, all the way back to
classical Greece at least.)

"Spiritual" thoughts, as you say, CLAIM to be able
to go beyond sense observations, but there is no
way to verify them. They mostly boil down to
simple wish fulfillment dreams.

Answer 2

Perhaps you are saying that you have never experienced anything beyond your senses and observations, which is logical. I guess it depends on what you mean by "real world." There are many unusual phenomena explained by quantum physics that were once thought to be only spiritual. There have been numerous controlled scientific experiments in which the observer's act of observation changes the result.

I have known people who believe everything must be proven by the scientific method. I have known some who believe that angels and spirits speak to them. I have known people who believe every event is a coincedence connected to everything they think about and feel. For all of them, what they have experienced is the "real world."

So, the reality of the world does depend on "my" observation. I can't say for sure about "our" observations, because each observation is from a different perspective.

Answer 3

reality is very very very neutral in nature. You can say "it is as it is". "it does what it does" Defining your reality based in your experience is just projection, assumption, and one of the infinite perspectives you can have. Example: we can say that metal is solid depends on the level of perspective or consciousness. We can say also that metal is not solid and just waves of particles in the way we observe it. The only True and did not change is the moment of observation "Awareness" from that situation. This going too deep , search for "Enlightenment"

Answer 4

When a tree falls in a forest, it creates pressure waves in the air. The pressure waves do not become "sound" unless there is some entity that can interpret the waves as sound, such as animals or electronic devices.

Similarly, "visible light" is merely electromagnetic waves of the same sort as X-rays, radio waves, and gamma rays. They don't become "visible" unless there is some entity that can interpret the waves as visible, such as an animal or a camera.

Answer 5

This is the toughest question in my opinion. Sages answered these kind of questions by saying,
"He who knows doesn't speak, he who speaks doesn't know"

I suggest you to read 'Tao of Physics' by Fritzof Capra. He walks you through excellent topics that draw parallels between science and mysticism.

Good luck,

Answer 6

But of course...If a tree fell in the forest and absolutely no one was around to hear it...would it make a sound?

Answer 7

"One of the most fundimental beleifs is that things we see with our eyes are a good approximation of reality."
- Scott Adams(1997)

Answer 8

Yes. I think that it depends more on our perspective and interpretation.

When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.