Is the sensible world solid and mind-independent, or a hologram in the mind of God?
A viewer asks Robert's view of the ontology of the sensible world: whether it is solid and mind-independent as it appears, or more of a hologram in the mind of God.
Answer
No, it is not a hologram in the mind of God; that is one idea we will not entertain. It is as real as real can be. If you doubt it, climb to the sixth floor of the next building and jump off and see what happens, though of course do not do that. The devil wants you to believe this world you take in through your senses is hallucinatory, a dream, or some astrophysical projection that is not truly real, because then he can manipulate it into whatever you desire and lead you down a dark path with no return. But this world is real right down to the very essence of time and space, and you know it, because a mistake in time and space has consequences; run a car at a hundred twenty miles an hour into a brick wall and you will die. So we keep hold of that truth: the sensible world is solid and mind-independent, exactly as it appears.