A distant shimmer may be mistaken for water, but closer inspection can show it is a mirage. This perceptual error does not imply that sand, light, and distance are unreal.
A mistaken perception is an incorrect judgment about a particular state of affairs. Denial of reality altogether is a far stronger claim.
Affirming real things is compatible with recognizing that individual sensory or rational judgments can be mistaken and require checking.
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Realities Are Established: Truth, Correspondence and Essence
A distant shimmer may be mistaken for water, but closer inspection can show it is a mirage. This perceptual error does not imply that sand, light, and distance are unreal.
A mistaken perception is an incorrect judgment about a particular state of affairs. Denial of reality altogether is a far stronger claim.
Affirming real things is compatible with recognizing that individual sensory or rational judgments can be mistaken and require checking.