how do we know were not all colourblind,and the sky is green and the grass is violet? how do we know that its not fish who see in the right colours?(fish see in ultraviolet) or maybe everyone sees in different colors...(colorblind can mean seeing the wrong colours,or seeing none at all:)
2006-09-05 10:28:41 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
Well, I've actually wondered about that myself. To a certain degree, since we cannot see in all ranges of light, we are most definitely "color blind" to a certain degree. But I don't think that means there is such a thing as seeing "right" or "wrong" colors. This is simply the range that the human eye can perceive, so that is the range we see. If you know a truly color blind person, you will understand the difference. My husband is -- he bought me a beautiful pearl-gray turtleneck sweater for Christmas one year, just like I wanted -- except it was neon pink!! To *HIM*, it was grey. When I see a red flower, I know he cannot see it. I have to go up to the flower, point to it, jiggle it, trace my fingers around it -- and then he can see it -- as a grey flower.
Now, as to the other part of the question. Again, I have been always curious. I am taught to call a certain color red, so are you, so is everyone else. But do we really all see the same thing? Obviously, my husband does not!! But even others may see something different as well. Until we can truly see through each others eyes, we will "see" the same, because we are programmed to call different colors the same thing, I believe.
The truly odd thing, I think, is when they test my husband for color blindness. He fails with a score of about 95% color blind (*REALLY BAD* -- LOL!!). But if he asks them what COLOR he should be looking for -- red / orange / whatever (he is blind to several of them) -- he score around 5% color blind!! He can find all the things he could not see before, as long as he know what colors to look for, because he has trained his eyes to differentiate shades of gray when he needs to. WEIRD!
2006-09-05 10:44:28 · answer #1 · answered by Yahzmin ♥♥ 4ever 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some people are suggesting that the properties of the electromagnetic spectrum mean our perception of colour is standard and uniform. This is misleading.
It is true that light with a frequency of 625-675nm approximates to what I have been trained to call "red". However, the fact that we can use colour words as if they have a shared meaning (e.g. if I say "please hand me that red cup", you will probably be able to give me the object I intended) does not change the fact that I cannot access your eyes and brain, and therefore I have no way whatsoever of finding out whether what you call "red" is what I would call "blue".
2006-09-06 00:00:59 · answer #2 · answered by bonshui 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The electromagnetic spectrum is divided up so that certain frequencies and wavelengths correspond to certain colors. Those are the 'definitions' of those colors. It would be very easy to test whether you can see the colors correctly or not, just by showing you a certain wavelength and asking what color you see. I'm sure these tests have been done. Therefore, I'm positive I'm seeing the right colors. My brother, who actually is colorblind, doesn't always see the right colors.
2006-09-05 10:35:17 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
There is a mass accepted world-view of the colors of things.
Many people do see colors differently.
No certain way of seeing is the "right" one.
There are many colors we cannot see.
People who are colorblind see the accepted colors differently.
2006-09-05 14:06:29 · answer #4 · answered by Keenu 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You are not talking about colour blind, you are talking about having different perceptions of colour. I don't think we will ever know if other people see colours the same as we do. We've learned that certain stimuli are blue or red.
It is just taught. If all your life people told you that the colour of the sky was red, to you it would be.
2006-09-05 10:42:49 · answer #5 · answered by icetender 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's a good question. We all do see things differently... but what if one day you woke up seeing different colors on everything? Like all neon or all pure colors? Would be able to handle the sudden color change? It's fun to wonder and think... but dealing with the change is what may make things harder.
2006-09-05 13:58:32 · answer #6 · answered by angel 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Technically, being 'colorblind' can NOT mean seeing the wrong colors.
We see the possible colors our eyes are able to receive, and they aren't wrong, they are just the ones we are able to visualize.
For example, sensors that detect and show in infra-red or, say, ultra-violet colors are not 'wrong' too, it is just that their receptors are only able to receive those colors.
No sensor alone can receive and process all the colors of light.
2006-09-05 10:37:50 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymously Anonymous 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with you- I've always wondered that too. It seems that everyone sees colour differently, so who is to say what is right? I can't count the number of times I've argued with someone over the colour of an item right in front of us.
2006-09-05 10:34:09 · answer #8 · answered by korbbec 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe? But since the majority of people see the same COLORS, and since these COLORS are things we named, i would say that we are not all COLORblind.
2006-09-05 10:36:07 · answer #9 · answered by legendofthew 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
lol i've got have been given stopped stressful. Now, my son wears socks that are distinctive colorations, holey, filthy even - he could be 13 in some days, you notice. I glided with the help of hell with him on a similar time as he first began college, although. It replaced into the knots on the seam indoors the sock that afflicted him, and getting him to placed on socks in any admire replaced into the undertaking. i'm now not arranged on socks different than for severe wintry climate-like situations, so he could come with the help of potential of it for particular. ;D
2016-11-24 23:18:31 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋