I just watched the indy filck, "What the bleep do we know?" You can save yourself the chore of reading my blog by just going to rent it now, but I know you probably won't. So, read on, and I'll give you the summary along with my take.
I have never believed in fate, and always believed we are in more control of our lives than most give credit for. This has largely been a psychological thing, the world of physics and science offered little to back up my belief. So when I watched Bleep, I was already open to the ideas it would present.
This documentary/movie hybrid is designed to introduce the world of quantum physics applied to human psychology. Odd bed fellows to say the least, but perhaps that is only because I've been raised the world is flat, and the idea of a round globe is hard to comprehend. There are a few ties between these two presented, but perhaps the most important is that in quantum physics, the observer is not a bystander, but shapes the event in which he observes. If you want more of the science, watch the movie. What this means to us is that we are not only observers to our soundings, we are also influencing them.
As humans, our brains are neural networks; or in simple terms all of our knowledge is related to other knowledge. Emotions are tied to the experiences that caused those emotions in the past. If you have fun swimming, then thoughts of swimming cause thoughts of fun and vice versa. If you loved someone who cheated on you, then thoughts of love will trigger the memory of the one who cheated. As we strengthen some connections, other connections will weaken and break. So the memories of past loves where things were good will be disconnected from the emotion of love. The reverse is true as well, experiences of love with trust will, over time, break the connection of love with the cheater. (However, it is harder to break and form a new connections than strengthen an existing one).
Okay, that is the basics of the current understand of us, but what is new here? Well, it's the idea that the observer not only has a filter in place from seeing reality from this existing "wiring," the observer also creates the reality he observers. Every emotion is a protein chain created in the brain and sent out to cells. Each cell has receptors for each protein chain, but there is a catch; cells will become "addicted" to the proteins they receive and even create additional receptors at the expense of receptors for other emotions. When these cells divide the new cells will also carry on these addictions.
This means if you often feel depressed, your body will become addicted to the depressed feeling and be less able to feel other emotions. It can get worse than feeling. The changes in the cells will effect your body and health. Believe you will gain weight for a moment off you diet? Then you will gain weight.
Weight raised an interesting point. I have long believed I cannot gain weight, and have always been underweight. I eat without fear because I know it won't make a difference. So is this the result of some high metabolism or the result of my cells trained that they cannot gain weight? Before you decide which is the truth, keep an open mind to either answer, and watch the movie; because wouldn't it be great if you could live the life you want by simply knowing you can? Choose your own reality, and it is so.
Posted By Mike On Tuesday, August 16, 2005
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