Why is Imagination not something real?

Interesting summation Arkie. Have you ever considered thoughts being more inspiration and not of the brain, ie the mind being different from the brain. The brain therefore being an organ to process thought?

You are excused for leaving a long post. You have obviously done allot of thinking on this subject.

First of all the human brain is nothing more than a number of super computers. It deals in information only. The brain isn't nearly as complicated as most people believe. The brains main concern is to control and protect the human body it lives in. The brain stores information it is exposed to in only 3 different categories. These are either True, False or unclassified. The processing stage of the brain is what determines if information we receive is true or false. The unclassified information is simply information we receive and our brain doesn't contain enough information on the subject to classify it as either true or false. In this case the brain just tosses it in to a box hoping to get additional information at a later date that will prove it one way or the other. In most cases it does. However the method our brain is using to classify information is getting us into some very serous trouble. Any computer, including the human brain must use some type of comparison system to be able to know how to handle information it receives. In other words when your brain receives information in order to determine if the information is true or false it must compare the information to something it already has in it's storage system. As you read this your brain is constantly asking the question, Is what I am saying true or false. That's all it is concerned with. If I say something and your brain compares it against what you believe to be true if it doesn't match then your brain will come back very quickly and inform you that I am wrong. This may be true and it may not be. What if the information in your brain's storage it used to make the comparison was not absolute fact? Then your own brain just lied to you about the true quality of the information I just gave you. One of our biggest problems as humans trying to live and function in this world is the fact we all have a head full of information that is not correctly classified. A lot of the information we believe to be true is not true and a lot we believe to be false is not false. The biggest problem with this is the fact it causes us to make incorrect decisions and these always produces some kind of problem for us or someone around us. Please excuse the long post but this is a very serious subject that we all need to understand a lot better. The fact that we don't understand what is going on within our own little pea brain is causing us to make some very serious mistakes that usually hurt us in some way. For our brain to function correctly every scrap of information stored within it must be absolute fact. Anything less screws up the processing stage of the brain and causes us problems. Art

A creative force then. I wonder how many ideas were squashed because it was just to 'unimaginable' by some. Thanks for dropping by midgefaria.

Totally believe that everyone should have their own experiences and that influences from other people are opportunities for discernment and new learning.

Midgefaria & Tetchie, This is a very good point you bring up. We have to remember though that our imagination is limited by two things. In order to develop a good productive imagination we must first open our minds to all possibilities. Second and most important is self education. The inter net has done wonders in this area. If you are will to spend the time to look you can find just about any information you will ever need to do anything you will ever want to do. A good imagination without good information is greatly restricted. Certain things we see or hear triggers our brain in a certain direction. What we refer to as an imagination is nothing but our brain looking at different possibilities. Like you suggest a lot of good ideas have been lost for the simple reason people were afraid of what other people would think about their idea or they just didn't have enough information to follow through on it. The next time you think you might like to do something no matter how far out in left field it may sound at first go to work and do the research. Gather any information you can find on the subject. Giver you brain the information it needs to control your body in the direct you want to go and there is no limit on what you can do. I am a free thinker and I don't allow anyone to influence my thinking. I will accept new information from anyone but I will not allow anyone to try to convince me that something can't be done. I think your point about where we have come from and how we have gotten here is proof positive that man, or woman, can accomplish about anything they wish if they have an open mind and the information their brain needs to get it done. Without this the men would still be dragging their women around by the hair and killing supper with a club. Art

Hey there barehugs, long time no speak to. I agree, without imagination we'd not have motor vehicles with round wheels. The mind is an amazing source of inspiration, and the brain a muscle through those thoughts are directed to manifest.

I agree with what you say cobrateacher. "Our world is whatever we think it is." Have you read Oliver Sacks? Amazing to see what is real from one person to another. Glad you dropped by.

Thanks for visiting Sandra. Nice post.