What is Real

        Dos said, I was struck by a thought. Ouch! Where did that come from?

        The thought was this. Am I real, am I some sort biological manifestation that receives information from various sources and stores it in some sort of memory bank. 
        I stubbed my toe last night and that made me feel like I exist. It is probably safe to assume that I exist, but then, how much of what I believe to be me, really does exists.

        If you find this to be circular and boring, then I can assume you do not belong to the Western culture. In Western culture, members are very interested in themselves. Hundreds of years ago, the Western God declared, that’s enough, I have more important things to worry about than every single little creature. Anyway, at the rate you are reproducing, I can’t keep up with you anymore. From now on, you will all have Free Will, you are individuals, come and go as you please, totally responsible for yourselves, so, for a start, you had better go and get a job and earn your existence.