Here's another installment of rationality quotes. The usual rules apply:
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An important point, yes, but one which should not be reduced to an absurdity. If, while walking, I stub my toe on a rock, which assumptions and theory make this fact "theory-laden"?
You explicitly stated "If, while waking...".
I once had a dream where I was explaining to someone that I could not possibly be dreaming...