Can blind people see pictures in their dreams???

Wolfpac · #1 12-18-2002, 12:12 PM

I was talking about this with my friend at work today and we couldn't come to an agreement. You see you use your imagination when you dream, and hence we see in pictures. But because a blind person wouldn't know what a picture is, then how would they know? Now I once read somewhere that you don't actually dream in pictures, but you dream in words (sort of like telling a story), so if that's the case then no one would dream in pictures. I disagree with that, but if gives you something to think about.

So what do you guys think???

nads · #2 12-18-2002, 01:46 PM

I think they see hippie colors and stuff

M.O.M · #3 12-18-2002, 02:20 PM

I think they do see some kinds of pictures!

munchman · #4 12-18-2002, 07:12 PM

i have never thought about this....i might look into this....or ask a blind person...i want to find out...i need to find out....my love is to find out....

Joshy · #5 12-19-2002, 04:47 AM

I think they can dream, since they can feel things, they would just imagine them and dreaming is using imagination.

The Red Muse · #6 12-19-2002, 04:22 PM

Of course they can see! Why couldn't they?
... If they can't see pictures, they prob see colours instead.
Or I don't know...

Oddsville · #7 12-19-2002, 06:19 PM

Wow!......I never really thought of that before? Hmmmm..... I guess they could see images? Probably what they've made up the world to look like though.

Glukkon killer · #8 12-20-2002, 04:03 PM

I agree......
Since blind people cannot see they must see in their dreams that relate to reality......but they probably see it how they imagine.........this is a very interesting thread... GOOD WORK!!

oko · #9 12-20-2002, 04:21 PM

well ther is a norwegan program called"først og sist"and one time they where speaking about this and one person that i think was an expert in this or studid this said if they always have been blind they do not se color's or picture's in dream's but if they havent always been blind they could se picture's and blind peple normaly have nightmare's becus they dream they are tuching something and they don't know what it is

Glukkon killer · #10 12-22-2002, 04:58 PM

wierd!
I gonna try look this up on the net.
I'll lettya no if i find anything

OddPod · #11 12-23-2002, 03:15 AM

maybe they imagin an image and then dream about it.

M.O.M · #12 12-23-2002, 07:52 AM

I still dont know...im going to ask a blind person to find out!

Al the Vykker · #13 12-23-2002, 04:32 PM

Well technically going on the subject of astral projection. Technically they can, when they are removed from their physical body, they can see, because they no longer are blind in the different consious level. Its similar to that actually sometimes Deaf people can have hearing dreams. And hearing people can have dreams with no sound. it all depends. Its a very complex theory/data. I'll try and get some more info for you.

-Al the Vykker

Glukkon killer · #14 12-24-2002, 07:51 AM

I think they must see in their dreams cos dreams do not use your eyes or ears. They are 2 do with imagination...
Example:Blind people have heard music and T.V but they have never seen it..they must imagine what it is like..therefore seeing what they imagine it to look like in their dreams.

Gluk Schmuck · #15 12-24-2002, 08:26 AM

As far as I understand it dreams are semantic and interpreted by the brain as coming from familiar senses. And so blind people would not see images in their dreams but they would rely more on hearing and such to work out what was happening as in real life.