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According to the lecture last week, the things we see, or our perceptions of things, are what make up the things around us. They are what define our own individual realities. However with such variability in perceptions, due to our i-functions unique interpretation of our inputs and outputs, everyone and everything’s reality is different than anothers. What is interesting is that there are differences in perceptions, and therefore in the nervous systems of all animals and species, even among animals in the same species. Therefore it becomes a problem when we try to set standards for almost anything qualitative, such as color, size and shape. Who then, sets the standard for what is considered correct or normal and what is not? Can we really say that the traffic light is green when perhaps someone who is color blind does not perceive it as green or someone else has decided that that is not green, but in fact turquoise. So who is to dictate that we should “go” when that light comes on? Standards are made in order to allow societies to function, however how are these standards set, for it could not be due to an overall consensus. Every “I” sees green slightly differently. Another example would be grades. Who is to say that a paper really is an A paper or a B paper? Is it really fair to proclaim a standard for, say, an english paper, where the reception of it can be so very different between two people? Perhaps when it comes to grading qualitative assignments, we should be able to have a second opinion…

Cheers,

urbrain