Another fun discussion. I love it when I check in and discover these great conversations are going on!
In case there are any more budding philosophers out there (parents or kids!) you might be interested in
www.AskPhilosophers.org. It's staffed by a bunch of real-life philosophers, and they'll answer pretty much any philosophically relevant question. Some of the responses are really terrific. I'm pretty certain that the dream question would elicit a reference to Descartes'
Meditations, and the ensuing 350 years of literature on skepticism about the external world. Probably somebody would mention
The Matrix, too. A pity that's probably not appropriate for Barbara's DS8.75, but the 17 and over crowd can certainly enjoy it!
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