If you’re a believer, what does God “look like” to you?
Several decades ago, when the Macintosh computer was introduced, its visually rich “user friendly” interface popularized the phrase “what-you-see-is-what-you-get” (or WYSI-WYG). But human perception is relative – as this fascinating video demonstrates in an entertaining way…
TED Talk – Optical Illusions Shed Light on How we See
Visual Artist and Scientist, Beau Lotto, explains:
Sensory information (the light that falls onto your eye) is, by itself, meaningless. And what’s true for sensory information is also true for information in general – it has no inherent meaning. It’s what we DO with that information that matters…
So, what are the implications for our “vision” of God?
I’m reminded of a poem from the end of a Moody Blues song, Nights in White Satin:
Cold-hearted orb that rules the night
Removes the colors from our sight
Red is grey and yellow white
But we decide which is right
And which is an illusion.
Seeing is Believing. But Context is Everything!
After watching Lotto’s lecture recently, a friend of mine said, “Context is everything.”
What do you think?
How do YOU decide what’s “real” about your beliefs? Is the term “blind faith” appropriate? What role should science play in religion – and vice versa?
Jeff
