I think I understand what you're saying to a point, Ghost. But do you mean are we real to ourselves? Yes, I believe most of us feel we are real but if we are part of an experiment then we are also real to whoever created the experiment.

I really understand what you mean by evolving with technology. That theory seems to be proven more and more each day. As far as there being life on other planets in all sorts of stages of evolution, that's where my head starts to hurt. That would mean there would be planets existing at the same time,one with dinosaurs and one with half man/half computer beings and that would mean the universe is endless. And thinking about endlessness right now gives me a headache because my stoned mind cannot fully wrap itself around it. But that's awesome, Ghost, I would've hung up on my friend, too.