Could it be that no-one hears what the other person is saying, because they are hearing what they "think" they are saying???
2007-11-11 10:43:08 · 8 answers · asked by Premaholic 7 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
I think most of the time we have a very difficult time hearing other people. But sometimes it happens. That's the thrill of close friendship and true romance. Also, great artists are those with an ability to sympathise with a great range of human characters, to see beyond their own preoccupations. Or perhaps they are those who have such a range within their own souls that they echo those of many others. In any case, I think true love and great art are the two situations where we can truly feel heard and understood. By the way isn't it ironic that we all "heard" your question in different ways?
2007-11-11 10:53:28 · answer #1 · answered by Wulfstan O Malley 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
All noises are translated. Language is the symbolic representation of an idea or thing. The idea or thing itself is understood differently in each culture and often may vary between family units as well.
A noise is made on one end of the communication which holds a meaning to the transmitter. The noise is registered by the receiver and then leveraged against all known references within the receiver's memory. If the references are similar to those used by the transmitter, the communication will be successful. If the receiver either has no reference to compare to or uses a different reference then the communication is incomplete or misinterpreted.
It really isn't any different than radio. If the transmitter is on one frequency and the receiver another, they will not communicate effectively.
2007-11-11 19:12:45 · answer #2 · answered by @@@@@@@@ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is it that they "think" they are hearing what the other person is saying, or they "want it to be that way??? Think about it, and it will make sense.
2007-11-11 20:25:11 · answer #3 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In a way but there are plenty of things that i hear people say that i don't want to hear.
2007-11-11 19:54:59 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I wouldn't say 'no one' hears what other people are saying. I will concede that alot of that happens however. To a certain extent it comes down to understanding rather than not listening.
Let me be clear. Hearing is a biological function carried out by your ears. LISTENING requires attention. So when you hear people use the phrase, 'your listening to me but you don't hear me', correct them please.
2007-11-11 18:50:51 · answer #5 · answered by Gee Whizdom™ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well if THAT was true, then I wouldn't know what you are saying; and I wouldn't even know what THAT is, which I am saying it's true. Now that I think about it, why would I bother answering to something you did not say by saying something you will not understand anyway?
So, well, perhaps it could be true, but we just need to think it's not!
2007-11-11 19:51:50 · answer #6 · answered by Filone 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
your question is about the difference between PERCEPTION & SENSATION. out senses take information in & it is sent to our brain (SENSATION), our brains then try to make sense out of the information (PERCEPTION)... perception differs across individuals. and even within a single individual across time (i may like my feet rubbed sometimes, other times i dont).
so, if your question is about what we actually "hear" - yes, we hear what a person is saying. but our perception of what they are saying (what we think) is different for different people. we cannot separate the two, it's an automatic process.
2007-11-11 19:10:51 · answer #7 · answered by cat 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Sure, we hear what we want to hear, we also interpret what we hear as what we think it means...
2007-11-11 18:49:01 · answer #8 · answered by mamapoulette 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋