I considered the case and realized that if something can exist in opinion without existing in reality, or exist in reality without existing in opinion, the conclusion is that of the two parallel lives, only opinion is necessary — not reality, which is only a secondary consideration.

Machado De Assis
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When Einstein said: “I considered the case and realized that if something can exist in opinion without existing in reality, or exist in reality without existing in opinion, the conclusion is that of the two parallel lives, only opinion is necessary – not reality, which is only a secondary consideration,” he was speaking about how important it is to to base our knowledge on facts. In other words, it doesn’t matter if something is true or not as long as it makes sense.

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