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BEIJING Da'Ron Payne Jersey , April 29 (Xinhua) -- Does the man dream that he is a butterfly or is the butterfly dreaming that he is a man: Can we really tell our dreams from reality?


This question, asked by a netizen on China's most popular microblog site Weibo on Thursday, was directed at the official account of world-renowned British theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking.


Hawking replied, "We don't or perhaps can't."


The question was discussed by influential ancient Chinese philosopher Zhuangzi, who was known for his philosophy of skepticism. It was Zhuangzi who had dreamed of being a butterfly Ryan Kerrigan Jersey , or perhaps it was the butterfly who dreamed he was Zhuangzi. Either way, it has been the starting point for discussions on reality, self, illusions and more for over 2,000 years.


In his fourth posting on the microblog Jordan Reed Jersey , Hawking, who has 3.6 million followers on Weibo -- more than the population of Wales -- selected the question from comments left on his previous updates.


"Zhuangzi dreamed of being a butterfly -- perhaps because he was a man who loved freedom," he said.


Hawking said, in his case, he might dream of the universe and wonder if the universe dreamed of him Josh Norman Jersey , "but we humans just don't and perhaps can't know if we are living in our dreams or reality, at least not until we start to understand more about consciousness and ashop.com/]Cheap Jerseys From China[/url] Cheap NFL Jerseys Cheap Jerseys From China Cheap Jerseys From China Wholesale NHL Jerseys