Ayn Rand Philosophy, Objectivism, Science, Self-interest

[a500lbgorilla]

How much of what we perceive as reality is the true reality?

Is our interpretation of reality necessarily tied to our emotions?

Your interpretation of reality is tied to what you are. Your memories, your current state, your current surroundings, all of these things fill in different blanks.

How much of reality we perceive is true? Shit, man. It's true enough to survive.

[wufwugy]

Your interpretation of reality is tied to what you are.

Yes, but reality is not tied to what you are. The Aristotelian premise Gizmo discusses can exist regardless of ones perception. This looks to me to be why one can posit primacy (or even just relevance) of reason.