What if I'm asleep in a hospital somewhere and I could die any moment they decide to pull the plug?!?! 
Jesus why has my mind been giving me existential crisises at night this week? 
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Internet is the proof that you're not in coma. You have endless supply of information on any topic imaginable and there's no way you have all that stored inside your head
What if one's mind is making it all up as one goes through the dream, and inconsistencies are rationalized away as being the result of not remembering details?
How do you know your mind isn't simply ignoring them, or altering your memories to make the inconsistencies fit?
This sums up this thread very well
Not to minimise experiences of breaks with reality/paranoia/psychosis, it can be very scary.
So you're not living a life facing endless, exhausting inconsistencies?
They are already happening annoyingly often.
You can look at people's political opinions as an example.
It's true I am pretty stupid
But what if you are just imagining having endless supply of information, but you mind is able to actually visualize only porn, pictures of cats and arguing with other communists?