--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: It is true that our everyday view of the…" description: "\"“It is true that our everyday view of the world is not quite naively realistic, but that is what it would like to be. Common-sense is naively realistic..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/890/charlie-dunbar-broad-178191_common-sense_it-is-true-that-our-everyday-view-of-the_610297.jpg" --- # It is true that our everyday view of the world is not… ![“It is true that our everyday view of the world is not quite naively realistic, but that is what it would like to be. Common-sense is naively realistic wherever it does not think that there is some positive reason why it should cease to be so. And this is so in the vast majority of its perceptions…” quote by Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/890/charlie-dunbar-broad-178191_common-sense_it-is-true-that-our-everyday-view-of-the_610297.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/890/charlie-dunbar-broad-178191_common-sense_it-is-true-that-our-everyday-view-of-the_610297.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/890/charlie-dunbar-broad-178191_common-sense_it-is-true-that-our-everyday-view-of-the_610297.jpg) > ““It is true that our everyday view of the world is not quite naively realistic, but that is what it would like to be. Common-sense is naively realistic wherever it does not think that there is some positive reason why it should cease to be so. And this is so in the vast majority of its perceptions. When we see a tree we think that it is really green and really waving about in precisely the same way as it appears to be. We do not think of our object of perception being 'like' the real tree, we think that what we perceive is the tree, and that it is just the same at a given moment whether it be perceived or not, except that what we perceive may be only a part of the real tree.”” [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. Our senses present a simplified version of reality, not the full truth; perception is limited. **In simple terms:** We see only a part of reality. Key Takeaway Question your assumptions about reality. Themes perception reality philosophy cognitive bias Mood curious introspective Type philosophical analytical When to use this quote - everyday observations - scientific research - artistic interpretation Key Concepts epistemology phenomenology constructivism Questions to Reflect On - What aspects of reality might we be missing? - How can we broaden our perceptual understanding? 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