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Originally Posted by troutman
Ex. close your eyes and imagine a color. Is imagining a color, the same as seeing a color?
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That's a fantastic question. When I imagine a colour, I don't see it of course, but two other things happen: For one, I can imagine images of things in that colour...e.g., green=grass. Secondly, I can "feel" the same way as if I were actually looking at it.
So, in effect, it seems to me that colour is not necessarily only the stimulation of our eyes at certain wavelengths, but is the differing reaction of our brain to the varied signals, which can be intentionally or unintentionally simulated by imagination or dreams.
That wasn't very clear, but I think it's fair to say we can "think" in colour, even without the stimulation of the eyes. They're related, but the end result is that the thought is what counts.
The mind is an amazing, confusing thing.