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This reminds me of an old legend (probably made up but what do I know) that when early European explorers first reached North America, some native American trib
by blancheneige 8y ago
This reminds me of an old legend (probably made up but what do I know) that when early European explorers first reached North America, some native American tribes, then settled on the shore, were unable to see the ships coming on the horizon, until one of their shamans pointed at them, because only they had the necessary conditioning and open mindedness to perceive and anticipate things that were unfathomable to others.
- krapp 8y agoI'm 100% certain that didn't happen, and /r/askhistorians seems to agree[0]. Humans just don't work that way. [0]https://old.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3lh0kz/is_it_true_that_when_the_indians_saw_ships_for/ https://old.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3lh0kz/is_it...
- blancheneige 8y agoThanks for the link. Sounded a bit hard to believe indeed (although if it were true it would more likely come from Native American folklore rather than the other side, for I can hardly imagine how they'd be able to recollect that story from their viewpoint).
- libertas 8y agoI remember seeing that in a documentary about perception "WHat the bleep do we know?". I might have found some original reference at some point in a book about Magellan arriving for the first time at Tierra del Fuego. I don't remember the details.
- libertas 8y agoI see what I know I see what I know I can see