Thread: Is red really red ?

RED IS BLUE.

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But really, "zzzzzzz".

What can be said:
-There is a certain (range of) wavelengths of light that are percieved by everyone (but colorblinds and blinds) as "RED".
-That (range of) wavelength gives people the same emotion (red doesn't make you feel cold. Bees are yellow to warn other animals: all animals get the same 'feeling' from the yellow color. Same goes with red in such cases.)
-Red is RED.

Because we say it is.

I read through this topic and may have somthing too say that isn't senseless hopefully. I have a stripey top which I am sure is white and black/dark brown. However, my girlfriend swears to me that the top is white and green. As far as I know, neither of us have anything such as colour blindess, but there is no way i'd say the color of the top is green, but she swears on it. We have encountered other objects too were we can't agree on its colour. Rather strange.

This is an interesting thread. I think there is some difference between what people see as a colour, although it probably isn't too noticeable. I've noticed that one of my eyes sees things a slightly more yellow shade than the other (although not enough to make me see red as orange or whatever), so its not unfeasible to me that people could percieve colours differently.

However, the scientific definition of colour still stands as its based on measured data, the wavelengths of the light.

Yes, but how an individual interprets the data is still subjective and completely unknown. And that, my friend, is where the real mystery lies and will always remain.

Wow. I saw this Thread and was going to reiterate my thoughts. Then found out it was an old thread revisited.

My friend introduced me to this idea last year, and I am still perplexed by it.

The problem is, there is no experiment to test it, because it is all inside one's head. Ex: If they asked a group of people what color this is, even if everyone saw something different, they were all taught that that color is red, so it wouldn't matter.

Interesting link I found from Terrence McKenna-On Visible Language

Example of what he's talking about.

Actually can I clear up the common misconception about being colour-blind. Cloour-blindness does NOT mean that you only see in black and white, I know several colour-blind people and they say that the only trouble they have with colours is telling the difference between red and green, that's all. For different people it may be different colours.

Just when I thought I was the only one who ever thought about this! But to be honest, does this line of thought realy matter?

The real question is, Does any line of thought really matter?

Originally Posted by SolSkye

The real question is, Does any line of thought really matter?

It is pretty difficult to explain "matter" isn't it?

Quality? Zen