not quite where i was hoping people would take this topic but still interesting regardless. one thing that was brought up that I often bring up myself is that the real understanding of what a dream really is, is just so up in the air. nobody really knows WTF is going on. Lucid dreaming in particular though can be so profound yet so nonsensical that it makes me feel a need to be very careful when deciding how much weight these type of dreams truly have. Going back to my original question of discussion; I wonder how often these experiences have been given too much credit throughout history.