Amp Zaphrix Posted:

Illusion is not only seeing something that is not there, it could also not be seeing something that is indeed there. The illusion of reality is not a simple series of parlor tricks, but the idea behind the stage magic of Las Vegas and many street magicians is the ability to warp these illusions further, or perhaps to dispel them. Magic is an alteration of perception, from simple glamers to the conjuration of solid objects from nothingness.

Either that, or sleight of hand.

Perhaps. However, I think that we have to take base reality at face value until we see (hear, taste, smell, or touch) otherwise, with a healthy amount of trying to peek behind the proverbial curtain. This may sound a bit circular, but that’s why I believe the universe is fundamentally real. If it is real, then the parts of it that are not are the exceptions, and we can empirically seek out the illusions, since they will eventually stop being consistent. From the right angle, the tiger doesn’t disappear, and the earth isn’t the center of the universe. As long as we check the things we perceive as real from as many angles as we can, we can build up a collective perception much larger than our individual one.