Tag: seeing
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Seeing? No. Just thinking. Think about it.
Is seeing a planet with your own eyes the same as seeing it via scientific analysis? (1, 2) It is an uncomfortable truth, but we must always remember that we do not actually see. We just... think. And no experience of importance is experienced via (sensory) data. Look at these diagrams again. Their silence is…
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The power of words...
Hearing the name of an object appears to influence whether or not we see it, suggesting that hearing and vision might be even more intertwined than previously thought. [1] See the image above. Do you see anything? What about if I told you to look out for the dogs? Magicians always said words have a…
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I hear you... I hear you... YES, I see you!
"I told my daughter her living room TV was out of sync. Then I noticed the kitchen telly was also dubbed badly. Suddenly I noticed that her voice was out of sync too. It wasn't the TV, it was me." PH is the first confirmed case of someone who hears people speak before registering the…
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Where is what we "see"?
People think what we see is in our brains. Like a small camera obscura. But Sheldrake reminds us of the obvious: What we see is not in our brains but we see it outside of it. A simple idea that could trigger a simple "huh?" by the haste reader. Think about it though: Even if…
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Crowe, UFOs, vision distortion...
Russell Crowe claims he has caught a UFO on camera. Many others refute this claim by "explaining" the visual effect seen with a much more "logical" way. (1, 2, 3, 4) It is true that UFO camera pictures are often attributed to mirror lense / optical system distortions from a passing sailing boat. But what…
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