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The Illusion of Reality

Greene challenges our perception of reality, suggesting that what we experience is just a slice of a much broader cosmic truth. Reality, as we know it, may be an illusion shaped by our limited senses.

“Reality is not what it seems; it’s a construct of our minds, shaped by the limited information we perceive.”

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