I can honestly say this week was one of the most stressful weeks I have had since I arrived here at Allegheny. It feels very nice that it is now Friday, and finally over! I enjoyed this weeks discussions on Sunday Morning in particular. I really liked the class discussion on dreaming, and all the different aspects we discussed. I guess our society really is fascinated by dreams, and I do wonder sometimes if all of the "dream books" available are really true. I agree with what someone said in class about the books, that sometimes people will make abstract connections to what the books says, even though it might not really have any significant value at all. Overall, it is a lot to think about! It would be interesting to maybe study this more in-depth someday!
Have a great weekend!!
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I am going to post an entry on my blog regarding some follow-up sources we can use to think more about dreams...stay tuned. Also, I think, as you mention, we always have to be on the look-out for self-fulfilling prophecies...humans are always trying to find the connection between events, to find the meaning in life...we do a really good job of finding "connection" even when events are purely random. I think that is part of the phenomenon with dreams...although (as I indicate in response to several other debriefings this week), we also know that dreams and REM sleep are designed, by nature, to help us find connections--that's what the process of memory consolidation is all about.
Posted by Prof Knupsky | November 13, 2007 9:48 AM
Posted on November 13, 2007 09:48