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Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Roebke

" Do we create what we observe through the act of our observations? "

Roebke has a good point here. I think we see what we want to see, he describes the blue couch a lot. He says that a blue couch will be a blue couch no matter what mood you are in. I think this is true, but I believe there are some exceptions, I believe that if your in a bad or depressed mood you might find the color of the couch to be more of a grayish blue, and when you are in a super happy mood you can find the couch to be the exact color of the sky on a bright cloudless day. It's all about how we are going about observing the couch. If you are in a negative state of mind, you will see the couch negatively, whether it be the color, the way the springs dig into your back on the left cushion or just the place of the couch, and if you are in a positive state of mind, you will love everything about the couch, the way the color stands out, how it hugs you as you watch a movie or how well it goes with the rest of the room. It all depends on you.

I think a weakness of Roebke's writing is that it can get pretty technical and go into a lot of scientific detail which can get boring. I am in no way interested in quantum mechanics and having to read about the technical aspects of the theory just made me want to sleep. Not that i didn't enjoy it or find it interesting to read, but it did become more and more difficult to get through.

2 comments:

  1. I think you're completely right about how our moods affect our perception of color. Like when we're sad or depressed everything looks so deary and gray and when we're happy or excited everything takes on a brighter more vivid look. I wonder why that is? If it's instinctual or if it's just the way we were brought up? It's interesting...

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  2. I totally agree that we see what we want to see. And you also point out his weaknesses too his argument was valid but the scientific stuff got completely lost in translation for me.

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