In class today we had a paper rating how sure we are of these things:
This is what I personally thought
1. I am thinking
2. I exist
3. I am now not dreaming
4. My mother is female
5. The ground feels hard
6. 9+6=15
7. The ground is hard
8. I am older then 15
9. Their is Oxygen in Water
10. Paris is the Capital of France
11. All Humans are Mortal
12. The Sun will rise tommorow
I thought it was really interesting how most put "I am now not dreaming" near the bottom because it is somthing we have to believe ourselves and no one can tell us this. I definately put this near the top because its not somthing I have to trust the knowlege of someone else for, I know I'm not dreaming because of what's happening around me and my awareness and knowledge of whats going on. In my dreams I let my imagination take over and I know I'm dreaming for you can move through time whenever you want and look in different views unlike reality. I'm told this isn't the same for others but the idea of dreaming is a very interesting concept and i guess other people view it differently as if mind cannot control or know whats going on in the time of sleep.
I'm guessing the reason why so many people put "I am not dreaming" at the bottom of their list is because they may of had an experience where they thought something was a dream and found out that it was a reality (I know I have on occasion). Or it could be that there was a moment in their lives they've come across that they wish was dream and in some small part of their minds they feel like nothing is real. This is all just speculation on my part and I wonder truly why it is that other people feel as though they might be dreaming.
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