29 Feb 16
Originally posted by Ghost of a DukeWell, if dreaming is merely the discarding of needless information we've gathered from our senses, then a dream about something we did not know by way of our senses would not be part of that process.
I believe dreams are just the unconscious brain getting rid of information it doesn't need to hang onto. A 'sleep dustbin' if you like. (Which is why we usually forget dreams when we wake up, or only have a hazy recollection of them). In short, we're not mean't to remember them. (It's like going to the trash bin and taking out something we've already ...[text shortened]... rid of random information we already know, how could they ever tell us anything we don't know?!
Is having such a dream possible?
Originally posted by josephwOne could fall asleep in front of the TV, hear something, and the scrap of information could turn up in a jumble of ideas (a dream) at some later point, but one would be ill-advised to look upon this idea as being "a dream about a previously unknown thing".
Truly.
It implies that such a dream was planted in one's mind by an outside agency.
29 Feb 16
Originally posted by FMFTrue.
One could fall asleep in front of the TV, hear something, and the scrap of information could turn up in a jumble of ideas (a dream) at some later point, but one would be ill-advised to look upon this idea as being "a dream about a previously unknown thing".
But what of the possibility of having a "dream" not caused by information gathered by the senses?
I'm merely suggesting that if such a thing is possible, then such a "dream" would have to be planted in the mind by an outside agency.
Unless you have another suggestion?
29 Feb 16
Originally posted by josephwPlanted? By a TV set, a radio, a conversation overheard but not paid attention to at the time, a long 'forgotten' magazine article you once read ~ that kind of thing?
I'm merely suggesting that if such a thing is possible, then such a "dream" would have to be planted in the mind by an outside agency.
29 Feb 16
Originally posted by Grampy BobbyWell, no, but how would I know? Truth is I place no stock in my dreams one way or the other. Dreams and the subconscious are just mysteries to me. Entertaining to explore and discuss, but who really knows. I sure don't. I know they exist, but I don't know how or why, and I don't think anyone else does either.
Ever consider the possibility that some nightmares may not be negative in terms of their beneficial impact on our lives?
Ecclesiastes 5:33a
For a dream cometh through the multitude of business;
29 Feb 16
Originally posted by FMFI think you're missing a part of what I said.
Planted? By a TV set, a radio, a conversation overheard but not paid attention to at the time, a long 'forgotten' magazine article you once read ~ that kind of thing?
What about a dream that isn't caused by any information gathered through the senses? I've never had one as far as I know. Have you?
29 Feb 16
Originally posted by josephwYou seem to be saying something along the lines of '...if it had been planted by an outside agency then it would have been planted by an outside agency and wouldn't that be interesting' which sounds a bit like the kind of speculation that leads to belief in supernatural things. I have never had any convincing reason to believe that anyone's dream was caused by information not gathered through the senses.
I think you're missing a part of what I said.
What about a dream that isn't caused by any information gathered through the senses? I've never had one as far as I know. Have you?