Thursday, September 14, 2006
Wednesday, September 13, 2006
Too Heavy
The weight of inanimate objects never changes, merely our perception of them.
This statement is obviously true yet it begs the question, why is it that sometimes objects are perceivably heavier than other times? Occasionally the weight of the world seems to drag down your very being. Do objects appear heavier when you are tired? Of course they do because you are not at full strength. Objects also feel heavier when you are depressed. It is odd that emotions can twist perceptions, it’s almost as if depression is weighing you down. Does this mean that when you are happy everything is lighter, literally suspended by the height of your happiness? But this is not the case.
Logic suggests that weight remains the same; it also suggests that the earths gravitational pull on the moon effects the weight of objects on the earth. When you weigh yourself directly under a full moon you will weigh less. Based on this fact above, this is logical, but it’s still hard to comprehend.
Why is it that our perceptions of weight change with our moods? How can object feel heavier when it weighs exactly the same? Think of atlas with the weight of the world on his shoulders, does the weight ever vary? It cannot, otherwise sooner or later he would have to drop it. Yes this is only mythology, but logically speaking it still shows obvious facts.
Weigh the facts out, objects weigh the same all the time and occasionally they vary, just as occasionally our perception of their weight varies.
Nietzsche says there are no absolute truths; perhaps he is right, everything is just perceived speculation.
This statement is obviously true yet it begs the question, why is it that sometimes objects are perceivably heavier than other times? Occasionally the weight of the world seems to drag down your very being. Do objects appear heavier when you are tired? Of course they do because you are not at full strength. Objects also feel heavier when you are depressed. It is odd that emotions can twist perceptions, it’s almost as if depression is weighing you down. Does this mean that when you are happy everything is lighter, literally suspended by the height of your happiness? But this is not the case.
Logic suggests that weight remains the same; it also suggests that the earths gravitational pull on the moon effects the weight of objects on the earth. When you weigh yourself directly under a full moon you will weigh less. Based on this fact above, this is logical, but it’s still hard to comprehend.
Why is it that our perceptions of weight change with our moods? How can object feel heavier when it weighs exactly the same? Think of atlas with the weight of the world on his shoulders, does the weight ever vary? It cannot, otherwise sooner or later he would have to drop it. Yes this is only mythology, but logically speaking it still shows obvious facts.
Weigh the facts out, objects weigh the same all the time and occasionally they vary, just as occasionally our perception of their weight varies.
Nietzsche says there are no absolute truths; perhaps he is right, everything is just perceived speculation.
Sunday, September 10, 2006
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