Perceptions

[timesjoke]

At one time, man believed the world was flat.

 

At one time man believed the Earth was the only planet in the universe.

 

At one time Man knew nothing about radiation.

 

At one time Man did not know things like bacteria existed.

 

 

These are a few things offered as examples of one thing, not science itself but man's perception. Sure science has given us new methods of perceptions, but it is the perception within that really matters, not so much the reality.

 

Man has always doubted what he could not see but I ask a question, did bacteria not exist during the time man was not able to perceive it?

 

Of course not. Man has come a long way to be sure, but there are still men who refuse to believe things exist if they cannot perceive these things. I am not saying their wrong necessarily, but what I am saying is their being incapable of perceiving God does not prove he does not exist. Just like the Earth was round all along, even though man could not perceive of it's roundness up to a certain time.

 

We are fooled by our perceptions all the time, we are even entertained by those who can trick our perceptions by people like magicians and even actors who play a false role in a believable way. Our minds color our perceptions with what we expect to see. Science has proven that there is actually a delay between what we see and it being defined by our mind so we sort of 'see into the future' with our expectations in order to do things like hit a baseball with a bat.

 

Then there is the perception of trust. How many people get scammed by those we think we can trust due to false perceptions? A loving husband, a great lawyer, a trustworty investor, a smooth talking realtor, a nice car salesman, all these perceptions put people into harms way every day. But we still look for more and more perceptions, more things that can fool us.

 

Then we ask why are we so easily fooled by our perceptions? The answer is because our perceptions are governed by our minds and we have a subconscious part of our mind that modifies our perceptions without us even knowing it.

 

 

Maybe our perceptions are not the best judge of how things really are in this world.

[Phantom]

Excellent thread! So very true. Just because we are not aware of it or have not yet discovered or understood it, does not mean it is not a reality. Great point.

[eddo]

A person is smart. People are dumb, panicky dangerous animals and you know it. Fifteen hundred years ago everybody knew the Earth was the center of the universe. Five hundred years ago, everybody knew the Earth was flat, and fifteen minutes ago, you knew that humans were alone on this planet. Imagine what you'll know tomorrow.

 

 

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[wez]

Vasoline

STP

 

One time a thing occured to me

Whats real, and whats for sale?

Blew a kiss and tried to take it home

 

It isnt you, isnt me

Search for things that you cant see

Going blind, out of reach

Somewhere in the vaseline

 

Two times and it has rendered me

Punch drunk and without bail

Think Id be safer all alone

Flys in the vasoline we are

Sometimes it blows my mind

Keep getting stuck here all the time

 

You'll see the look and you'll see the lies

You'll eat the lies, and you will.

 

It isnt you, isnt me

Search for things that you cant see

Going blind, out of reach

Somewhere in the vasoline.

 

 

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OSlj_J6CCQ]YouTube - Stone Temple Pilots - Vasoline (Letterman Show 1994)[/ame]

[wez]

Good thread TJ... but consciously thinking about that fact can help sharpen ones perception to see things as purely as possible..Like through the eyes of a child. You aint too old to forget.

 

Just being aware of your own biases is quite liberating..