Dreams, Science, and Rationalizations
I used to have a recurring dream where I would bite on a match, and it would explode, shattering my molars to smithreens and making a sound like crashing glass. It would be so vivid that i could almost smell sulphur. However, there would not be, of course, any pain.
Dreams are welcome in that sense. Anything can happen, but there would be no consequences (except for some psychic who would say you certainly peed on your bed if you dreamt a river). Much like movies, but better- since there is no possibility of previews or predictability- adding to suspense.
And dreams are in that mental realm where none of the physical laws make much sense. You could be coming out of your room and suddenly enter the class of your most dreaded teacher. Maybe they are relaxing in that sense.
To further sophize on Phil, I think I am going to say that dreams are created by uncertainties in the mental equations, that they are the wastes of some mental arithelogic, the entropy of mental events. Or it is most definitely an unconscious attempt by (mammals ?) to rationalize things in the environment. Religion is also another unconscious attempt at rationalization, which, to beat you with the Obvious stick, is markedly different in characteristics from a dream.
And even if you ask me the chicken-or-the-egg question "then why did they attempt to do so?", I still would have the answer, borrowing from some biological scientists (Darwin?). The universe is full of random occurrences, some of which, over the long long time, was 'chosen' by the nature to persist because they were fitter than the others that were less fit to persist. In the end, Earth is now full of objects that are, if you think, basically just highly ordered arrangement of atoms and molecules. It's all a question of probability. It's like saying a human being is much much less
probable order of molecules than, say, a lump of rock; but the human is also much much more adaptive to surroundings than the rock. Kapisce?
And speaking of scientists, why is it that the most famous have names that sound so cool, but would sound equally ridiculous if you have a friend with that name? Ever heard of the name Einstein Pradhan or Gallelio Shrestha? (I rest my case)
Dreams are welcome in that sense. Anything can happen, but there would be no consequences (except for some psychic who would say you certainly peed on your bed if you dreamt a river). Much like movies, but better- since there is no possibility of previews or predictability- adding to suspense.
And dreams are in that mental realm where none of the physical laws make much sense. You could be coming out of your room and suddenly enter the class of your most dreaded teacher. Maybe they are relaxing in that sense.
To further sophize on Phil, I think I am going to say that dreams are created by uncertainties in the mental equations, that they are the wastes of some mental arithelogic, the entropy of mental events. Or it is most definitely an unconscious attempt by (mammals ?) to rationalize things in the environment. Religion is also another unconscious attempt at rationalization, which, to beat you with the Obvious stick, is markedly different in characteristics from a dream.
And even if you ask me the chicken-or-the-egg question "then why did they attempt to do so?", I still would have the answer, borrowing from some biological scientists (Darwin?). The universe is full of random occurrences, some of which, over the long long time, was 'chosen' by the nature to persist because they were fitter than the others that were less fit to persist. In the end, Earth is now full of objects that are, if you think, basically just highly ordered arrangement of atoms and molecules. It's all a question of probability. It's like saying a human being is much much less
probable order of molecules than, say, a lump of rock; but the human is also much much more adaptive to surroundings than the rock. Kapisce?
And speaking of scientists, why is it that the most famous have names that sound so cool, but would sound equally ridiculous if you have a friend with that name? Ever heard of the name Einstein Pradhan or Gallelio Shrestha? (I rest my case)
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