RE: A Conscious Universe
January 31, 2015 at 12:45 am
(This post was last modified: January 31, 2015 at 12:51 am by The Grand Nudger.)
(January 30, 2015 at 10:15 pm)IATIA Wrote: When one is having a dream, let us say of a car, that car does not exist except in one's mind.Which...as far as we can tell, is a physical place, with weight and mass. To say that something "only exists in ones mind" is not to say that it isn't a real thing, it's only to say that it's not the same as the thing one is thinking of. This shouldn't be all that surprising, there isn't enough room in one's head for a dodge.
Quote: What makes the actual physical car in the 'real' world any more real than the same car in the dream world?Nothing at all....within the context of this conversation. They're both..the thought of the car and the car, examples of an actual thing(even though they obviously aren't -the same thing-). We just aren't used to thinking about it this way, why would we be? It's only recently that we realized wtf our brains were doing. Think of all the misleading language regarding thoughts and feelings.
Quote: The mind perceives all the same information whether 'real' or dream.Meh, not quite, but I'd wager the process is similar enough to say that in a pinch.
@Surge...My bad, my bad..tell you what though, I'd like to hear how paint dries myself...if anyone ever gets around to it. Pretty good question.
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