If what we observe truly exists - why do we all see things differently?

Answer 1

we see things the same, actually.

Answer 2

We see with the minds eye. The mind contains a filter. Need, desire, survival, defence, comfort. At an accident scene ten witness accounts were taken. Of the same incident witnesses will relate their tales according to their own experiences, judgments, social or political bias, etc. Leaving aside why all individuals see life differently, one person will view the world according to his mood, whim, company and inclinations on a given day...!

We read a book, say in our teens. We reread it ten years later, and will find it entirely difffering to what we reminisce. Philosphy, poetry, sciptures et al...As and infant sees the world from a perspective that changed constantly as it grows, matures and becomes aware.....Such is the beauty of Life.

Answer 3

This is more easily understandable if one considers the actual scale of the components of an atom. If one takes into account the fact that the neutrons, protons and electrons of an atom actually have huge spaces between them it becomes clear that the atoms that make up seemingly solid objects are made up of 99+ percent empty space.

This alone does not seem too important till you add the idea that the atoms that make up seemingly solid objects are more of a loose conglomeration that share a similar attraction but never really touch each other.

At first glance this does not really seem relevant, but closer analysis reveals that this adds a tremendous amount of empty space to solid objects that are already made up of atoms that are 99 percent space. When so-called solid objects are seen in this light it becomes apparent that they can in no way be the seemingly solid objects they appear to be.

We ourselves are not exceptions to this phenomenon.

These seemingly solid objects are more like ghostly images that we interpret as solid objects based on our perceptual conclusions.

From this we must conclude that Perception is some sort of a trick that helps us to take these ghostly images and turn them into a world we can associate and interact with. This clever device seems to be a creation of our intellect that enables us to interact with each other in what appears to be a three dimensional reality.

I hope that helps to answered your question.

Love and blessings Don

Answer 4

we don't see things differently (try describing something to a Friend and get them to do the same back) it only seems to be different as our "life experiences" colour the details and change importance of these details within our perceptions.
IE if you grow up with a dog you know a strange one could hurt you but from its actions you will be able to judge its likely reactions however if you grew up without a big dog as a pet you could judge all of them to be threatening.
The confusion arises because we don't really "see" anything our brain just receives signals from our eyes and has to translate them into pictures within our brains.
So we tend to use old references and pictures to generate new ones to speed the process up ( as you can cut and paste in word doc's). The prob with this is each old picture comes complete with a folder of emotional overtones/facts/memories pasted to it at the time.
Child sees a big red bus folder supplies playschool/song/Friends,
Eco warrior sees same bus folder supplies diesel fumes/feelings of wrongness from last Eco rally etc.
Not a fully complete answer but enough to start you thinking.

Answer 5

Everyone sees the same things- our individualism comes into play and our observation changes the vision into the difference in people---you may see a bum on the street- I see a poor soul who needs help........potato/potaaaaaaaaaato........Merry Christmas---perception is the key to insight

Answer 6

Because we all see through our own frame of reference, the circumstances of our unique life and what values, etc we have placed on the symbolism. Not that a chair isn't a chair, but one might see it as a place to sit down and rest while another might have a negative reaction if he was made to sit on a chair a lot when a child and misbehaving.

Answer 7

Because not everything you see truely exists!!!

You can have detaild memories of things which never happend!
Have a look at this link:

http://www.cnn.com/2003/HEALTH/02/16/false.memory.ap/index.html

And thisis only one trick your mind can play you, there is only a certain amount of information you can take in at one time, and the rest is filled up partly by your imagination.

Answer 8

Because we interpret truth individually. We add, subtract or make up what may or not be there. Observations are only visual opinions.

Answer 9

Nothing outside yourself truly exists.

Or to put it another way...

Everything outside yourself doesn't truly exist.

So everyone sees what doesn't truly exist in their own way.

Answer 10

we all see the same things ...because we have eyes...the same eyes....we see things differently ...because we dont think the same way. We interpret what we see differently...the difference is in the box...not the box but what ...what in the box can do.

Answer 11

We don't. You just think we do because it pleases you to assert your (non-existent) Individuality. There is only one person in the Universe, with many faces.