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Post by Michelle on Mar 15, 2015 22:40:31 GMT
Week 3
Code: 0987
Gumby Land
#1 Gumby Land is the act of believing something is true but can not be proven. For instance, when I dream at night, I believe my spirit leaves my body into my future self. I have come to these conclusions because of Déjà vu. Déjà vu is the feeling of having already experienced the present situation. In particular moments of my life, I can see and feel the reenactment of what is occurring right before my eyes. When these situations occur I then remember that I had once dreamt of it, leading to the conclusion of my spirit leaving but of course this can not be proven.
Maya
#2 Maya is the illusion that something is real but can be proven that it is not. In other words, it is the concept of being tricked like an act of magic. When I was younger, every year me and my family would go to the LA County Fair. At the fair they use to have a stand where a “Magican” would perform. As a little girl I remembered believing that objects can disappear and reappear at the touch of a wand. As I grew older, I started paying closer attention to what was actually in front of me and slowly extricated myself from such a delusion. I still appreciate the act of magic tricks but I no longer am tricked myself.
Feynman’s Imperative
#3 Feynman’s Imperative would help me think more scientific in the future by questioning prosed ideas. If an idea can not be questionable and proven with science then it most likely can be wrong or right. If an idea can be proven by science then it would allow me to not be so cynical. Being open minded to other suggestions allows one to become more educated on the wonders of life itself.
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Post by melissasalazar on Mar 22, 2015 19:15:35 GMT
March 11, 2015 Code: 0987
1. Referring to “Gumby Land” thinking, I can think of a few instances when I was younger that were similar to this. When I was about 5 years old, I remember believing that if I slept with my feet dangling off the bed, someone would be under the bed and take me. I do not know why I thought this, but this was a big fear that I had. I eventually grew out of it, but even today I do not sleep with my feet off the bed just to make sure. I know that there is not anyone under my bed, but I just do it. Also, when I was a little older I would ask my mom to pray for me before I went to sleep, so I will not have nightmares. When she prayed and I did not have nightmares, I believed that it worked, but after a while I noticed that they were just coincidences.
2. I think that I have been caught by “Maya” many times in my life. For example, I think it was back in 2004 there was an exorcist movie that came out. Every time the preview came on the TV screen I would cover my eyes and ears because the image they showed of her scared me. So, one night I was left alone and the image of her appeared quickly. I was sure I had seen her, but I just told myself that I had seen the commercial too many times and since it was dark my mind tricked me. Another example of “Maya” was when my uncle would take my cousins and I somewhere he would play a car trick with us. He would pretend that he turned on the lights inside the car with his “magic powers”. When I was little I believed him, until I saw him move a button and then the illusion was gone. However, my little cousins still have not figured out the trick.
3. I think that “Feynman’s Imperative” would help me think more scientifically in the future by looking and finding more evidence to things. If I find something out, I will look into the facts about whatever it is before I just automatically believe it. On the other hand, Ivash caution will help me be more open-minded and not rely only on the facts. I guess that I will just have to see when I use which one.
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