Recent content by Gilbe

I think our mind replicates the sensations of light experienced with sight when imagining objects. I don't think blind people have any way of mentally visualizing anything at all. If you have never experienced a sense, then I don't think you can understand what it's like. There's no such thing...

I was referring to the images your imagination conjures up and not talking of an actual room. When we 'see' something, what we see is the refraction of light off the object. If I were in a room devoid of any light and tried to 'picture' this red book in a dresser drawer, I am able to do so. My...

How does the mind's eye 'see' in the absence of light? Imagine a large empty room with a dresser at one corner. You walk up to the dresser and open the top draw. You see a red book and a box of matches. You light the book on fire and throw it on top of the dresser. I assume you could all...

Even if we aren't able to communicate with these beings, knowledge of their existence would still matter to some degree. Just look at the intentions of the OP.

Oh, I have never heard of the Drake Equation. I was just rambling on how I felt. Well I have also never heard it explicitly stated as well. We go from a time in history where no consciousness exists to a time where it does. I merely used evolution to fill in the gap. Evolution is directly...

The way I see it, if life were created by accident through a co-mingling of chemicals sometime in the past, then the same accident must occur for the 'others' as well. If the astronomical occurrence were recreated, the chances for a viable atmosphere must also be taken into consideration. If it...