The world around us?

Question

Since all things are relative to the observer in this universe how can we be sure of the world around us?
For example:
I once knew a man with colour blindness, to him red and green looked the same. I was talking to him about a photo under red light and I commented about how one of the subjects of the photo was wearing a red shirt, he corrected me and said that it was a light green shirt. When I got the photo out into daylight the subject was wearing a light green shirt. I asked him how he knew and he said that because he looks at it differently he could spot the subtitle difference in shades between red and green.

When in odd or extreme conditions we can get a picture of the world that is in fact false or not quite right, leading to fear, panic, hate, love, joy, etc.
Taking this into account, should we re-evaluate our most strongly held beliefs about ourselves, our children, our religions, etc? If we did what might we find?

Please explain your answers. I thank you in advance.

Answer 1

If ten people observed the same event and you asked each of the ten, independently, what they saw, you'd get ten different answers. Our Universe is made up of our INTERPRETATION of what we see. If we humans were no on Earth, would a mountain still be a mountain?

Nope.

We all look at the world through our won colored lenses. Our lenses are colored by our experiences, phobias, prejudices, and beliefs. That's one reason why you have people all over the world fighting over BELIEFS.

We should always re-examine/re-evaluate our beliefs. The only constant in the world is CHANGE, and everything changes all the time. Being willing to release our beliefs (no matter how strongly held) is what gives us the ability to rapidly change for the better. Most people are unwilling to do that because to let go of our beliefs is scary and painful (at least, it's perceived to be).

Imagine if a caterpillar did that. It would go into its coccoon and die, never realizing that by changing it would morph into one of the most beautiful creates on this plane. We humans should take that lesson to heart and embrace change and challenges. That is how our soul will morph into the most beautiful being we can (and sometimes cannot) imagine!

Thank you for allowing me to answer your question. There is a lot of change going on in my life right now, and it's ALL positive! No matter what I think of it now.

Answer 2

If man has the capacity to interject objectivity (evaluative thinking) at that milisecond before reacting to a stimulus then I think we will have a little less perfect world exactly the opposite of what the world is experiencing now.

Your question rekindled a rush of thoughts which I find related to the fact that our brain send waves to our nervous system to act based on the feedback of the eyes that observe what's happening outside the body. Obviously, the man you mentioned has a keen eye for colors because he can interpret it correctly even in a dark room.

In an old Star Trek TV series, people from other world ask human why we doors in our world. So the Enterprise Crew thought that, maybe that world know no violence because their houses are open, no fence, no gate, no barricade, no doorknob, no lock. Since man is accustomed to violence we secure our houses, buildings, compound, offices, everything with door.

So, i think its a question of objectivity, litterally, looking at the object with all its glory, then instantly interjecting the element of objectivity (very difficult but maybe there's a way that can be made possible for eveyone) before doing anything. The usual path now becomes: (stimulus-message + interpretation + reaction) to (stimulus-message + interpretation+ objectivity + reaction)

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Answer 3

Re-evaluating beliefs is always a good idea as long as you're not overanalyzing all the time. The thing is, if you do re-evaluate to try and see the 'truth', what is to say you will find the 'true' world around you and not just truth from a different perspective.
Good and bad is always relative to the observer, so you just have to stick to what you think is most right for you and your life, but keep an open mind to other ideas

Answer 4

A co worker of mine described the eye to me for the first time a few weeks ago, it was fascinating. Our eyes are built in a certain way that only allows them to perceive a small part of the total spectrum. This quite literally means nothing we see is as it is. So that brings up the other question. Is it real because we see it as such? The answer, in my opinion, is no. So upon reevaluation of my beliefs and all those things I hold as truths I must say I have no beliefs, I have no absolute truths. We are on the Holodeck brother. Make the most of it.

Answer 5

it has been my experience that re-evaluating myself, my beliefs, my opinions, and questioning why it is that i think the way i am thinking is of great benefit...it can lead to a paradigm shift and that has been 100percent beneficial in accommodating some change in my behavior and actions...though those things are hard to do, there isn't anything easy about change.
a saying i like is: "though this universe i own, i posses not a thing. for i cannot know the unknown if to the known i cling"...it is from a book entitled "Knight in Rusty Armor" don't know the author, i read it several years ago and found it to be a condensed and somewhat vaguely more secular than "Pilgrim's Progress", by some guy named Bunion or Bunyan (like the big guy with the blue ox in minnesota)
so if we are truly honest with ourselves we know that what we know now is only for now and can change or at least our understanding can change, if we let it...only pride/arrogance can prevent that. so yes it is advisable to take periodic inventory of ourselves, beliefs, actions, etc. though i would draw the line there, my children are my children and always will be, as my wife, grandchildren, etc. those things change without me making them change quite on their own.

Answer 6

You are quite right. The problem is though, that if we think too deeply about each and every miniscule item in our lives, we or rather I can only speak for myself, would become paralyzed. Because I would so doubt anything and everything that I would not be able to function.

I know your question is for the reader to contemplate and question, but there does, I believe, need to be a limit to the questioning. A need of a certain amount of acceptance or our lives would be in complete chaos.

Answer 7

ummm.... What made you ask this question??? You must have a lot of spare time on your hands to be thinkin about that sorta stuff.

Answer 8

*stares forward stupidly...........ummmm.... sorry i just took 3 sudafeds and a shot of tequila...