A quick scroll through the comments here revealed that most of you missed the point.<p>He&#x27;s not saying we are quantum hand-waving.  He&#x27;s describing a BIV situation[1].  He&#x27;s saying that things look weird when we look closely <i>because reality isn&#x27;t there</i>.<p>We&#x27;re neural networks.  We always have been.  Reality is a layer, one that appears to me to be designed to constrain growth through resource limitations and &quot;garbage collection&quot; (death).<p>Hello, World!<p>1. <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;plato.stanford.edu&#x2F;entries&#x2F;skepticism-content-externalism&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;plato.stanford.edu&#x2F;entries&#x2F;skepticism-content-externa...</a>