Thread: Why do people think LD is bad?

My mother doesn't deny lucid dreaming, anyone who does is just being idiotic and needs to get over themselves. But she does seem to consider anything creative to be useless sometimes... not painting, or playing an instrument. But impractical novelty things. For example, we watched an amazing video of a sheep-herder who would control a few hundred sheep to move in various positions which from a far-away birds eye view would look like an animation (as if each of the sheep was a pixel on a screen). Rather than see the amazing effort, work, and skill this would take, she just said "well clearly they have lots of time on there hands". GRASFASFD. Its not about that, the ability to be impractical and creative is one of the few things that make us human.

Originally Posted by DeadDollKitty

Many people like to believe that because they don't/can't see it or do it, it's not real. It's dumb and extremely close-minded but it happens and there's not much that can be done. It's not like she can keep you from lucid dreaming.

Well mom would stop me if she could play the drums all night every night.

Originally Posted by Loaf

My mother doesn't deny lucid dreaming, anyone who does is just being idiotic and needs to get over themselves. But she does seem to consider anything creative to be useless sometimes... not painting, or playing an instrument. But impractical novelty things. For example, we watched an amazing video of a sheep-herder who would control a few hundred sheep to move in various positions which from a far-away birds eye view would look like an animation (as if each of the sheep was a pixel on a screen). Rather than see the amazing effort, work, and skill this would take, she just said "well clearly they have lots of time on there hands". GRASFASFD. Its not about that, the ability to be impractical and creative is one of the few things that make us human.

Well from my observations i have noticed the same. Some people just dont apreciate things just for the sake of being able to do it or fun.

Some people are just silly and don't understand or care... Speaking of religion, I've had a (Christian) person tell me lucid dreaming is wrong and not natural, all I could do was laugh. I'm not trying to disparage religion but sometimes people think if it isn't specifically accounted for in their holy book, it's wrong. These are usually the same people who think meditation itself is evil just because it's a part of many occult activities. Newsflash, so is breathing. But I digress. I don't get why people are so against or scared of things they don't understand. Lucid dreaming is pointless, they say. Even so, what do you have to lose? You're dreaming while you're asleep so it's not like you're wasting time, why not make it interesting?

I say as long as you have a firm grip on reality while awake, no harm done. And I've never had a lucid dream affect my reality other than increase my interest in dreams and how the mind works. However I have had a non-lucid dream screw up my entire day because it was disturbing to me and I couldn't get the idea out of my head, so if any dreams are evil non-lucid ones are.

They. are. stupid.

don't. listen. to. them.

Thats all there is to it. Ignore dumbasses. Lucid dreaming is incredibly amazing. Why are they like that? I don't know... they don't even think straight. They don't have clarity. all clogged up with crap that can't let them see the awesomemness of lucid dreaming.

Originally Posted by duke396

Some people are just silly and don't understand or care... Speaking of religion, I've had a (Christian) person tell me lucid dreaming is wrong and not natural, all I could do was laugh. I'm not trying to disparage religion but sometimes people think if it isn't specifically accounted for in their holy book, it's wrong. These are usually the same people who think meditation itself is evil just because it's a part of many occult activities. Newsflash, so is breathing. But I digress. I don't get why people are so against or scared of things they don't understand. Lucid dreaming is pointless, they say. Even so, what do you have to lose? You're dreaming while you're asleep so it's not like you're wasting time, why not make it interesting?

I say as long as you have a firm grip on reality while awake, no harm done. And I've never had a lucid dream affect my reality other than increase my interest in dreams and how the mind works. However I have had a non-lucid dream screw up my entire day because it was disturbing to me and I couldn't get the idea out of my head, so if any dreams are evil non-lucid ones are.

Keep grip on reality. Check

Originally Posted by saltyseedog

They. are. stupid.

don't. listen. to. them.

Thats all there is to it. Ignore dumbasses. Lucid dreaming is incredibly amazing. Why are they like that? I don't know... they don't even think straight. They don't have clarity. all clogged up with crap that can't let them see the awesomemness of lucid dreaming.

True.

Originally Posted by saltyseedog

I worship you Osmodin. I bow down to you. I am but a wee little salty dog.

Why thank you. I already know this.

LoL

Osmodin, next time your mom says that if you dream you're rich you won't wake up rich, tell her this: "exactly. if i dream i break the law i'll wake up innocent, if i dream i get killed i'll wake up alive, ect. ect. ect.."

Originally Posted by Wristblade56

Osmodin, next time your mom says that if you dream you're rich you won't wake up rich, tell her this: "exactly. if i dream i break the law i'll wake up innocent, if i dream i get killed i'll wake up alive, ect. ect. ect.."

I know what she would say. "Why would you wanna do that anyway, it snot real." I have given up trying to tell her my "irrational" idea that I do things simply becuause i can and for the experince.

By the way Ryokrt3 I did a random RC last week and my dad screamed at me that i wasnt dreaming. I was dreaming and i ignored him. So people do RCs in thire dream is they do it at random in real life. The key is to do it at random and not at set times. like one day i do a RC 2 times the next 17. It is random and it increases chances of a random RC being in a dream.