A friend told me a bout a study at the Institute of Technology in Massachusetts, in which experiments on frogs have shown that reality is not always what it appears to be. Well, sort of.
Apparently, frogs have eyes that are structurally much like our own. Theoretically, they should be able to see as well as we do. BUT, micro electrodes implanted in the frogs eyes reveal that only limited information is being passed on from the eye to the frogs' brain.
From the richness of the visual world, only three very basic kinds of messages are being relayed to the frog.
1. General outline of environment
2. Birds of prey/movement
3. More precise information about food.
The rest of the world is filtered out, discarded as of no practical importance.
We are not much different from the frogs in this regard. Of all the information we have available, we simply do not take it in. But we constantly make decisions about how the "world is" based on what we choose to perceive. Looking through the world through our tiny slit on reality we see what we want to see!
Welcome to my blog * thoughts and things * poetry, pictures * ideas * opinions * kindness * video * stay and read a while.
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Popular Posts
-
Blogging on line has become easy and accessible to everyone through a growing number of free online services availalbe to choose from. Blog...
-
Join us this Sunday, April 21th, at 9 or 11 a.m. for our celebration service as we dive deeper into our April "Giant Gentleness" t...
-
There may be things I have to correct in my behavior. There may be social issues I have to attend to. There may be injustices I speak up abo...
-
My friend Matthew Duran is doing the AIDS/LifeCycle ride again this year. He keeps trying to enroll me but I haven't had the courage yet...
-
In life's journey, we encounter individuals who radiate a light of wisdom and strength, inspiring us to walk a path of purpose and meani...
-
Aubrey and Chris settle in for lunch and beverages before beach time. The morning spiritual practices were wonderful and already we ar...
-
I believe that Hell is a state of mind I believe that Heaven is a state of mind. I believe that there is one “whatever it is” Spirit. I...
-
A heart of gratitude is filled with appreciation, and appreciation adds value and raising life up. Today my love goes out to all people,...
-
Garry and Edward Viljoen A friend told me the story of her visit to a far eastern spiritual teacher, a very sage and very old man who sp...
-
To see the video below on YouTube, click here . A prayer: Let us let go of everything else, for just this moment, and enter into the...
5 most recently updated from the blogs I'm following
Designed By Templateism | Seo Blogger Templates
No comments:
Post a Comment