Nov 17, 2007

Il Penseroso




I wake in the other morning, and I start thinking. I don't know when I get into this mood if my thoughts/internal discussions are ridiculous or deep. So, this is one of those mornings when I go into a trance and think weird stuff.


How do you know that red to other people is the red you see? I mean: I can see the color red, and I call it red. Other people's red could be different from mine. Their red could be my green. So, how come we are so sure that we all see the same colors and call them the same names?

18 comments:

arch96madi said...

i asked this question to every person i ever knew... never got a logical answer.. i even asked docotorna il phsycology.. ma rad.. ma a'6ani faham il so2al a9lan... i know washawash.. this is like the craziest thing ever.. maybe ive been taught since i was a kid that a certain color is called red bs bil 9ij wat is red to me is yellow to u.. bs we r taught to call it the same name:p.. hehe therefore, if wut u and me r sayin is true, then we c two completely different worlds,,,, :p hmmmm whos world is hotter?????
luv u CHAJS

Amethyst said...

H;*
Wala mara sa2alteni! We could have made up a sexy theory;p

Your psychology professor is a nutcase. I don't think he's qualified to be asked that question.

I want an answer;\

My world is hotter;D

Anonymous said...

Hmm, RED is Black to me right now :/
it's something in the air

nQ said...

orange

Mohammad Al-Yousifi said...

philosophy

Soud said...

بدينا بالفلسفه ، اذا قرائه كتاب واحد يسوى فيج جذيه شراح تسوين اذا قريتى جم كتاب :P

Amethyst said...

Chika
Is it?

NQ
Orange?

Kila Ma6goog
I want an answer, but I don't think we can know;\

Soud
Allah ysam7ek;p

La mn seji kela as2al hl su2al. Abi a3aref!

Unknown said...

hmmmmmmmmm where is my comment! ;/ I know I commented or was I just dreaming. I know it was late at night, and I was so into the song you had on. I love the song you put up because last night was the first time I blog at home in a long time and I always have the sound off at work! I love the song, it rocks, you rock, this topic rocks, Poshlust rocks!

We have thought of this before, my cousins and I but we couldn't come to an answer. When I think of it now, if you convert the colors to black and white, they should become a gradient of some type right. This at least sets a standard. If colors are different then so would the idea of brightness and darkness, don't you think so.

Amethyst said...

N.
You were probably high on the fact that you were blogging at home after a long time. I'm flattered. Thank you. *takes a bow*

That'a a good theory. They should set the standard. Hmmm... Yes, I do think so.

Best answer I have so far:)

haj said...

everyone sees everything in a different way. its like a metaphor. people see different colors.. its the same color its just different views or names they call it... but thats a hard question that needs thinking.
I believe that people already do view things differently and in contrast to what others think..colors is the same story because its what you were taught from the beginning that sort of sticks with you

Amethyst said...

Haj
But aren't we all taught the same thing?

3baid said...

You just have to assume we all see the same thing.

The Simper said...

check what they do if they are the first car at the trafic light ;)?

Zed said...

i'm confused

Amethyst said...

3baid
That's not fun;\

The Simper
Yes, but they are taught that whatever color light they see is the one they should go or stop at. For example, if their red is blue, they call it red, and red means stop.

Zed
Are you sure that the red you see is the same as the red your friend sees? Could he be seeing your green and calling it red?

Anonymous said...

too much red!!!

Amethyst said...

Speedo
Visualize, make the red whatever color you like. That is, if you see the same red I see and not my blue or green;)

haj said...

we are all taught the same thing, but no one notices that we see different things!
madre .. ;p