Thread: Scientific Reasoning and Expectation

It is of course strictly illogical to believe that the laws of physics apply in the dream world, and as a scientist you should take this seriously-especially when you are in that world. If there is within you a deep-seated resentment towards "breaking" the laws of physics in dreams, then you should work with that issue and overcome it. Maybe a feasible way to get around it is to throw yourself into a terrifying situation, from which only breaking the laws of physics could save you. For example, throw yourself from the top a a tall building; only flying will prevent you from making a splash on the pavement. Maybe fear will aid the process. It does for birds; they learn it this way. Incidentally, I am talking about jumping from tall dream-buildings - not physical world ones .

Another approach (well, it's essentially what dolphin just said earlier) might be to simply imagine impossible things. For example, if you when awake can imagine a ball flying up from the floor into the air, then you should also be able to do so within a dream. Doing so in a dream to something lying on the floor or ground, and seeing it happen before your dream eyes, should aid in getting your expectations aligned with the massive flexibility of the dream world. And you could of course always imagine an army of hungry zombies standing right behind you. Turning around should help you realize on a deep level that you're not in Kansas anymore.