How can we truly know if the colors we see are the true colors of the plants and animals around us if all the information(colors we see) have to be processed through organic eyes nerves and brains?

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How can we truly know if the colors we see are the true colors of the plants and animals around us if all the information(colors we see) have to be processed through organic eyes nerves and brains?

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Short answer: we don’t.

Longer answer: color is an illusion anyway.

The colors you see are just the way your brain interprets different wavelengths or combinations of wavelengths of light that your eyes pick up. We have no way of knowing if your red is the same as my red, but it doesn’t really matter. As long as everyone is in agreement that it is red, it works.

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