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When I "see" an object what I'm doing is imagining a picture (or movie) of the object. That image that I imagine is remotely in my actual eyesight -- there's n
by cryptonector 2y ago
When I "see" an object what I'm doing is imagining a picture (or movie) of the object. That image that I imagine is remotely in my actual eyesight -- there's no object floating in front of me. But I do imagine it as if it was in front of me, "floating like a hologram" in a way. It's like recalling a memory of a photograph.
- Izkata 2y ago(Based on the rest of the comment I think you left out a word and meant "that I imagine is not remotely in my actual eyesight") I suspect this is what's going on, and they're not describing it well. There's a test used for perfect eidetic memory that as far as I remember no one has ever passed. The primary requirement for passing it is to be able to project what you've previously seen, "floating like a hologram", on top of a second image you're currently looking at. The two patterns combine to reveal a message or image. But kids will often describe what they're imagining as if they're doing exactly that, because they don't yet have the words or context to be precise.
- cryptonector 2y agoYes, I left out that word, 'not'. Oops.