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Do you equally accept the stories of miracles written in scriptures of other religions? If so, then how do you reconcile your varied beliefs? If not, then why not? Other religions (even those of eras long gone) also tell of miracles and power. I hope I do not come across as confrontational. I can assure you it is not my intent. I am merely opening up some points for discussion.

Logically, it must exist. Where there is a subjective reality, there must be an objective reality underlying it. Otherwise, from where are we drawing our experiences? What are we perceiving? Whether the objective reality is "the real world" vis-a-vis The Matrix movies, or whether it is almost identical to our subjective reality, in my submission, we cannot know. We only ever move closer and closer to figuring it out, always mindful of errors that result from our perceptual and experiential limitations.

The objective truth of existence, that is, the way everything really is, will be that way whether or not someone experiences it. To say otherwise would be to say that if a tree fell down in the woods, and no one heard it, it didn't really fall. That no-one heard it does not change the fact it fell down. However, you are correct - we cannot meaningfully talk about the objective reality, even though we can be sure it exists. By "it" I am not referring to a god, or an omniscient and eternal being, as you have posited. Rather I

With respect, I must disagree with your reasoning. Your premise that 'what exists must be experienced directly' is false. There is an objective reality (an objective truth, if you will) and it exists whether or not it is experienced. When it is experienced, it becomes subjective. Thus, it may be that in some instances what is subjectively experienced overlaps with what is objectively true, that is, what is actually true. In other instances, they may differ.