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Question: Do we only see what we are!?
How can we see what we do not understand or have not experienced!? Our mind seams to be conditioned to see only the "expected" and what fits nicely in our belief system as well as mental conceptions, doesn't it!?Www@QuestionHome@Com


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GREAT INQUIRY!. I am reading C!. G!. Jung and we're meeting with you at this point!. I totally agree!.

It is just like a black and white tv, whatever movie you watch on it will remain black and white!. We see the world through the prism of our individual differences, experiences, and feelings (not to mention our limited perceptions)!. And we project part of us onto the world in order to understand it!. Think of Rorschach ink spot!.!.

Of course it is an unconscious process!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

We can learn new things, we can adapt to things outside our experience, we can imitate others!. People, events and experiences can challenge our belief system, and cause us to take on new ideas!.

It is impossible to know something!.!.!. well, that we don't know!. I think what you mean is that through our programmed disposition and prejudice we can overlook things that don't fit!. What if our disposition is to constantly try to have an open mind and consider every way of thinking about things!?

I was never really into conditioner!. Interconnected, tangled hair helps me think!. Wait a minute, what about Einstein!? Maybe I'm on to something there!.!.!.!Www@QuestionHome@Com

We sometimes fool ourselves into thinking things won't happen, and then comes the unexpected!. Life is random!. Life is good!. Life is bad!. Life is heaven!. Life is hell!.


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Read Quine, Hume, & Popper!. Philosophers that discuss, evaluate, challenge, and I believe eventually resolve that question!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

If that's what you think then how could you ask this question!?Www@QuestionHome@Com

maybe stubborness plays a roleWww@QuestionHome@Com

We see what we wanna seeWww@QuestionHome@Com