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7. Existence / D. Theories of Reality / 3. Reality

6262	We lack some sense or other, and hence objects may have hidden features [Montaigne]
	Full Idea: We may all lack some sense or other; because of that defect, most of the features of objects may be concealed from us.
	From: Michel de Montaigne (Apology for Raymond Sebond [1580], p.0666)
	A reaction: This strikes me as simple, straightforward common sense, and right. I cannot make sense of the claim that reality really is just the way it appears. We do not have a built-in neutrino detector, for example.