I believe dreams to simply be partial thoughts, images, and sounds that we have experienced throughout our days; particularly those that been thought on recently. — Lone Wolf
I believe dreams to simply be partial thoughts, images, and sounds that we have experienced throughout our days; particularly those that [have] been thought on recently. — Lone Wolf
The type I dream, a thought-like mentation, is the consequence of the memory replay when the declarative memory data is retrieved from the temporary memory store to the conscious subsidiary systems of the working memory for processing during NREM sleep. On the other hand, type II dream, a more dream-like mentation, often occurs during REM sleep, when the procedural memory is being transferred from the temporary memory to the long-term memory.
Partial thoughts, images, and sounds, all smashed together. No, we have not experienced dreams in a complete sense, but each piece of our dreams seem to have came from fragments of previous experiences. One may dream of a loved one who has passed on, we have seen that person; they may "say" or "do" something, such as performing an action that was habitual to them, we've seen/heard/ felt that before. — Lone Wolf
I don't thing my dreams come from fragments of previous experience. This is completely inconsistent with what I experience in dreaming. What I experience is mostly new experiences in my dreams, with just a few, but very few, fragments of previous experience. So for instance, your example of a dream about a loved one. Let's say the loved on is Fred. — Metaphysician Undercover
I can control the direction and content of my thoughts. However, I observe myself wandering a lot during the day. Can this understanding tell us something about dreaming? Dreaming seems like wandering – sometimes there is a direction – like sexual dreams. Most of the time my dreams seem unfocused; like my wandering during the daytime. The similarity does not seem coincidence – what do you think? — woodart
I remember the day my Father died – that night he came to me in a dream and said – “I love you”. That was it – short and sweet – I will never forget it. — woodart
I think daydreams can be equated with mind wandering, or creative thinking. — Galuchat
That is why dreams seem a constant chase after meaning. You are still trying to make some kind of narrative sense of what is going on - fitting some tale to it. But as MU points out, Fred is never Fred as every passing image throws up a new scene.
On this view, vivid R.E.M. dreams serve no great psychic purpose. R.E.M. exists to stir up the brain to near waking state so you will be ready to go if something does wake you up. The images are just what the brain has to do - fill in the blanks - because it is designed to generate a constant flow of anticipations and those become vivid when actually answering sensation is absent. — apokrisis
Although I do have memories of a few dreams that were quite nice. My desires were instantly gratified, I was powerful and perfect. I'm not talking about sexual stuff either. I was just content with myself. I think one of these positive dreams was of me teaching philosophy to students — darthbarracuda
It makes me wish I did dream more. — darthbarracuda
People find meaning and value in all sorts of experiences, whatever their source.
You don't have to see what apokrisis said as contradicting your view. — Srap Tasmaner
I do not feel contradiction with apokrisis - I view my dreams differently and told him it was his prerogative to see it his way. There can be more than many truths. I really believe it is entirely subjective. There is no grand formula for interpretation and meaning. The value and purpose we place on dreams is totally subjective. Dreams mean what you think they mean – don’t let anyone tell you otherwise. — woodart
In a sense, that's saying there's just nothing for philosophy to do here, and that's fine. — Srap Tasmaner
I have this image of the brain putting bits of memories in specific (real, material) locations in the brain, and then linking them together, so that useful, cohesive information can be found, assembled, and handed up to the conscious mind. But, in the process, odd-ball bits are put next to each other and at that moment, an odd-ball bit of a dream is produced. — Bitter Crank
It's almost like in the absence of sensory input or (what usually passes for) conscious thought, you end up eavesdropping on (other parts/systems of) the brain going about its business, and you don't understand what the hell you're listening to. — Srap Tasmaner
I'm speaking for the scientific research. If you want to believe something else, it won't change that. — apokrisis
Should I accuse you of changing the topic, quibbling, dodging the point, of being an idiot. — woodart
The value and purpose we place on dreams is not totally subjective, given current research in neuroscience (an intersubjective activity). However; it's your prerogative to assign any meaning you like to dreams, consult palm readers and astrologers, partake in seances, etc. if that's part of your "vision quest". For many, however; philosophy is a knowledge quest. — Galuchat
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