ponderiferous musings

what makes the reality of a dream different than the reality of being awake? both take place in our minds. they involve color, sights, sometimes smells, even a sense of touch, and they can invoke emotions that last far longer than the moment that caused them.
what is the difference between the areas of the brain that are active during dreaming and those that are active while awake? is there even a difference?
i have dreams that feel real, and i have days that feel like a dream. yet what i can do in my dreams i cannot do when awake. i wonder why.
i think it is those slight differences in our brain that are why we cannot fly while awake like we can when we sleep. or when you are the hero of a fantastic quest of some kind and save the princess, make peace with the dragon people, and make it home in time to have an incredible party. maybe it's a brain wave we cannot create yet, maybe it's an intentional flaw left in our design to keep us mortal. maybe it's nothing and i'm just a dreamer.
just remember, the same senses you use to prove to yourself that this world is real, are the same ones that convince you the dream is real. of course if we knew what was real, philosophers would be out of a job, and theology wouldn't be a debateable subject.

the dividing of the world, or ramblings

when i was younger the only thing that divided people, in my innocent view, was whether you were a boy or a girl. now, we have lowered the importance of gender but we have now created a larger division in this world. Right-wing conservative neo-republican christians and everyone else. check out Dan's blog and then you'll understand why i see this division stronger than ever before, why i'm scared for the freedoms of this country, and why i think the "wars" of the world are just schoolyard shoving matches compared to the "War" that is to come. think civil war, north/south, that kind of thing. just 2 sides. that's it. no smaller third parties that come in at the last minute to help one side or the other. just 2 sides that will decimate each other down to the death of ideas. when ideas stop, you have nothing.

it seems to me the for a long while now it's been feeling like a storm is coming. kinda like the feeling on the back of the neck right before a big thunderstorm starts, only this isn't that kind of storm. it's just the same theory, a release of pent up energy. if the victory celebration is in direct proportion to the difficulty of that victory, i hope i'm there for it... that will be one HELL of a party! hope to see you there