 Originally Posted by Zoth
It would no longer be considered a dream then. In a rudimentary formula:
D= [(P-Sut)/(AMe)] or translated Dreaming= (Perception minus Sensory Input under threshold) dividing by Autobiographical Memory expression
(Yes I made that up ^^); (And yes, I do wonder if you can dream without autobiographical memory....I think you can....and patients that can't form new memories can still dream with new content...)
Altering the formula would fundamentally change the experience: In order to eliminate any change of volatile sensory input (don't even think it's possible), you'd change to control the dream entirely, and that just wouldn't work. That's the big difference between it and waking life: in the later one your perceptual processes are restrained by sensory input being conveyed by matter.
That also brings us another issue that is explored in the movie Inception: if such realism was achieved, how could you tell you had woken up for real? Many people would actually end up in the same existential trap as Mal did.
That's a quite interesting way of putting it. I'm no expert on the matter or anything, so I can't really say anything much against it. But it makes sense, if I understand correctly.
 Originally Posted by Zoth
The short answer is yes, it is indeed possible: theoretically exposure therapy can be applied in lucid dreams, and many other forms of medical care could be applied as well. There's even a study by Sidarta Ribeiro which explores physical coordination through the practice of lucid dreaming. and we're only scratching the surface. The big obstacle here towards the validity of these methods is somewhat obvious: we don't possess a reliable and quick way to induce lucidity on individuals, and most of these methods require consistency over time. If you skip this step, then sure, we know for a fact that just the act of thinking can impact cells to some degree. Hell, even some people use lucid dreams to practice skills (many of us are practicing for the day they invent anti-gravitational devices that will make us be able to fly like super-man  )
Reassuring. Though I didn't mean to translate our abilities or skills that we learnt in a dream over to the waking life. I was just curious as to whether, when we are fully ourselves (I know sometimes in some of my dreams, I'm not even me, and I rather feel like I'm viewing and experiencing things through others' viewpoint), if we could change the way we think, our personality and traits, or even our memories and make it stay that way permanently, in a dream. It won't translate to reality (probably), and I'm aware of that, but that's no issue. I read somewhere a certain individual was training for a test they were going to have tomorrow, and when they woke up, everything they learned during training within the lucid dream stayed with them in the waking world. So I'm fully aware that lucid dreaming is a great tool used for learning and practicing.
 Originally Posted by Zoth
Your subconscious is already "hearing you" all the time. Besides, it's not an entity but a bunch of processes that escape your normal awareness. It would be like telling your brain stem to breathe in the most appropriate way possible: he'd be like "Dude, I already know what I'm doing, I'm going to keep functioning the way I think I should!". In your specific case, all your brain is doing is attempting to retrieve the most significant memories, it's not choosing what image to put in front of you (this is actually a good dream control trick: going with stronger/more realistic memories tends to help than screaming "Subconscious, turn the sun into a 1km ball of ice with 3 layers of my favorite icecream topping!".
I'm not entirely sure you understood what I meant with the question, or I misunderstood your answer. I don't believe 'asking', and I mean metaphorically, not actually screaming or anything unless you want to, has anything to do with your memory. But what I meant is making it happen. Let's say you want to taste the most delicious ice cream that could ever possibly 'exist', just simply ask for it and your subconscious would, by all its experience, design the most perfect, flawless ice cream it could come up with. I was just wondering if that would work as expected, if anyone has tried it. I'm thinking some may have complications especially when it comes to taste.
 Originally Posted by Zoth
No. First of all, emotions aren't long-lasting (for the most cases). Second of all, even if you did (let's say you managed to find a way to stay in a dream for 20 years), chances are the behavioral response to stimulus would be reverted. Besides, "happiness" is a very controversial thing to define.
That's a little upsetting, though I see where you're coming from. I'm sure there are other ways of doing things at least. With "happiness", of course I meant whatever makes one happy by what they perceive as happiness. Others may have a different definition of things, but we all recognise the words and its meanings, and it all goes back to the root and the experiences felt.
 Originally Posted by Zoth
Same situation as 3. Besides, even if you could get information from your dreams, it's not a falsifiable theory: how could you prove it was your subconscious giving you information and not a mixture of memories being replayed in scenario with less logical constraints?
6. Meh, personal question I'll pass xD Hope this helped 
Yeah but that's what I meant, that's why you borrow this information that you know completely nothing about, not even seen with a glimpse, just to prove the experiment. And if your subconscious has never even seen it before, then you'd know it's not a memory.
And yep, it helps a lot. I always appreciate knowledge from others, so thank you.
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