Nope.
My eyes see. Your eyes see. They are different visions and different perceptions of what we each see (google Rashomon).
When I look into a mirror or any other reflective surface, I see the opposite of what you see looking at me. We may see colors or light (which determines color) differently.
What I hear is based on my own ears, my own brain, the sound resounding within my ear. I hear my own voice in a different manner than you do because it's in my head. Record it and it's different that what I heard. Many say they hate their recorded voice because deep within, they know they don't sound like that. Others hear a voice that is different from what I 'know' I sound like. That voice I know as mine is different than the unspoken voice in my mind, even. Music will never be heard the same by any two individuals and you'll never really know what you sound like. Pop! Mind blown.
My sense of smell is different than yours. You may like how raw eggs smell. It makes me gag. But I like mayonnaise (google it). Brussel sprouts are another. Meat cooking makes some mouths water and others run for a toilet to unswallow their lunch. No matter how expensive or wonderful my perfume is, Hubs says smells like bug spray.
I taste a beet or banana and think, Yum. You may say Yuck because of your "taste buds" or because you hate the texture. I avoided watermelon for years because the texture was 'wrong'.
Feeling hair or fur comforts many but there will always be those who self-describe 'freak-outs' at the thought of touching a brick wall or a piece of coral.
How then, do we communicate anything ever?? It's a miracle we are able to exist together at all, when you consider the basics of what we consider living, daily. It's a miracle we can accomplish anything together. It's not as if we locate and are only within the group that has the exact same sensory reactions as we do.
Human sensory actions are as varied as every hair on a head. We can call them all hairs but they may react in unique ways. Group mentality is a phenomenon that speaks to a basic emotion in many, seek pleasure and avoid pain. If it's broken in any manner, everyone walks away to live their lives as they are made to.
We force ourselves to forge ahead in uncomfortable, irritating, or fearful situations to 'fit' in, overcome an internal or external resistance, or for survival.
If, for instance, Bird Box were real, and you had to blind yourself or die, your decision would largely be based on what the others around you were doing to survive. Unless you are one of the critical thinking creative analyzers who looks for other answers, you would gladly blind yourself, leaving your other senses which aren't foolproof, to take over. Never mind senses, you'd have to trust others around you to help keep you from harm. There is no 'sense' for that, there is only faith.
How important is it in our daily lives to trust in that way? I may have said before in a post, we trust everyone will stay in their lane on the freeway. We trust we'll wake up every day. We trust the surgeons, dentists, policemen, judges, politicians and the pizza guy to do the right things. We have more childlike innocence than we like to admit. If we didn't, what would life be like? Would be able to rent or buy a home? Would you be able to feed yourself without others to taste your food first like a King? Would you trust the clothes you wear won't irritate your skin or give you cancer? Would you leave your house knowing a big fiery ball is in the sky beaming down on you? Will it fall? Do you trust the scientists? Were the steps or elevator leading to your home built safely?
One can drive themselves insane without trust, without faith.
Trust your own eyes, ears, and opinions, then. Trust the research you do to discover the truth and come to your own conclusions. Be able to discuss or debate, if necessary, for your own well-being and advocacy. Ask questions of everyone, not only to show interest or start fights (especially if you have no desire to hear the answer), but to gain knowledge. The knowledge you gain is compared and weighed against other information you find to land on what is known as Common Sense. Following others is wise at times and at others, foolish.
Just because someone says it enough times repeatedly doesn't make it true. Just because you are around a majority that say so doesn't make it true. Just because that person is the loudest or most persistent doesn't either. Think.
That's the only message I ever really want to get out here is to encourage thinking for oneself. I think out loud here. Take it or leave it. That's the Free Will we have and should use.
Sucarichi Reboot Challenge? Trust like you trust every day occurrences. Listen to the 'other' side and see what, if anything, makes sense. Look for the reasons behind the messages, the hidden or not-so-hidden agenda that everyone has. It has nothing to do with paranoia but with info-gathering from reliable sources. Is what you find a benefit or a detriment to you and yours and All? Educate yourself on topics currently foreign to you to see the wider impacts. Revisit History to see mistakes are being repeated.
As the kids say, "Stay woke". It's more important than you think. See?
My eyes see. Your eyes see. They are different visions and different perceptions of what we each see (google Rashomon).
When I look into a mirror or any other reflective surface, I see the opposite of what you see looking at me. We may see colors or light (which determines color) differently.
What I hear is based on my own ears, my own brain, the sound resounding within my ear. I hear my own voice in a different manner than you do because it's in my head. Record it and it's different that what I heard. Many say they hate their recorded voice because deep within, they know they don't sound like that. Others hear a voice that is different from what I 'know' I sound like. That voice I know as mine is different than the unspoken voice in my mind, even. Music will never be heard the same by any two individuals and you'll never really know what you sound like. Pop! Mind blown.
My sense of smell is different than yours. You may like how raw eggs smell. It makes me gag. But I like mayonnaise (google it). Brussel sprouts are another. Meat cooking makes some mouths water and others run for a toilet to unswallow their lunch. No matter how expensive or wonderful my perfume is, Hubs says smells like bug spray.
I taste a beet or banana and think, Yum. You may say Yuck because of your "taste buds" or because you hate the texture. I avoided watermelon for years because the texture was 'wrong'.
Feeling hair or fur comforts many but there will always be those who self-describe 'freak-outs' at the thought of touching a brick wall or a piece of coral.
How then, do we communicate anything ever?? It's a miracle we are able to exist together at all, when you consider the basics of what we consider living, daily. It's a miracle we can accomplish anything together. It's not as if we locate and are only within the group that has the exact same sensory reactions as we do.
Human sensory actions are as varied as every hair on a head. We can call them all hairs but they may react in unique ways. Group mentality is a phenomenon that speaks to a basic emotion in many, seek pleasure and avoid pain. If it's broken in any manner, everyone walks away to live their lives as they are made to.
We force ourselves to forge ahead in uncomfortable, irritating, or fearful situations to 'fit' in, overcome an internal or external resistance, or for survival.
If, for instance, Bird Box were real, and you had to blind yourself or die, your decision would largely be based on what the others around you were doing to survive. Unless you are one of the critical thinking creative analyzers who looks for other answers, you would gladly blind yourself, leaving your other senses which aren't foolproof, to take over. Never mind senses, you'd have to trust others around you to help keep you from harm. There is no 'sense' for that, there is only faith.
How important is it in our daily lives to trust in that way? I may have said before in a post, we trust everyone will stay in their lane on the freeway. We trust we'll wake up every day. We trust the surgeons, dentists, policemen, judges, politicians and the pizza guy to do the right things. We have more childlike innocence than we like to admit. If we didn't, what would life be like? Would be able to rent or buy a home? Would you be able to feed yourself without others to taste your food first like a King? Would you trust the clothes you wear won't irritate your skin or give you cancer? Would you leave your house knowing a big fiery ball is in the sky beaming down on you? Will it fall? Do you trust the scientists? Were the steps or elevator leading to your home built safely?
One can drive themselves insane without trust, without faith.
Trust your own eyes, ears, and opinions, then. Trust the research you do to discover the truth and come to your own conclusions. Be able to discuss or debate, if necessary, for your own well-being and advocacy. Ask questions of everyone, not only to show interest or start fights (especially if you have no desire to hear the answer), but to gain knowledge. The knowledge you gain is compared and weighed against other information you find to land on what is known as Common Sense. Following others is wise at times and at others, foolish.
Just because someone says it enough times repeatedly doesn't make it true. Just because you are around a majority that say so doesn't make it true. Just because that person is the loudest or most persistent doesn't either. Think.
That's the only message I ever really want to get out here is to encourage thinking for oneself. I think out loud here. Take it or leave it. That's the Free Will we have and should use.
Sucarichi Reboot Challenge? Trust like you trust every day occurrences. Listen to the 'other' side and see what, if anything, makes sense. Look for the reasons behind the messages, the hidden or not-so-hidden agenda that everyone has. It has nothing to do with paranoia but with info-gathering from reliable sources. Is what you find a benefit or a detriment to you and yours and All? Educate yourself on topics currently foreign to you to see the wider impacts. Revisit History to see mistakes are being repeated.
As the kids say, "Stay woke". It's more important than you think. See?
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