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The External world (n.) can ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠only be conceived either as a relation without a relative, or as the very same thing as a perception.

The External world (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠believed in by natural instinct against reason, and when referred to reason it runs against instinct — with no rational evidence either way to convince an impartial enquirer.

The External world (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠assumed by blind instinct even before reason — and destroyed by the slightest philosophy, which shows the table shrinking as we walk away was only an image all along.

The External world (n.) lies ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠beyond the imagination's reach: chase it to the heavens and the utmost limits of the universe, and we never advance one step beyond ourselves.

The External world (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠believed in by children and peasants without a single argument — and their conclusions run directly contrary to philosophy's; the belief must come from imagination, not understanding.

The External world (n.) as ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠a double existence is the monstrous offspring of two contrary principles: reason and imagination, unable to destroy each other, are each granted what they demand — interruption to perceptions, continuance to objects.