Just as the National Symphony Orchestra were shocked to find their newly employed horn player was a female, do you think that even as far as we've come with issue of race and gender equality, we still judge with our eyes and ears rather than our instinct? Are our interpretations of events, people, issues etc filtered through our internal ideologies and beliefs? Do you agree that perception is reality? And with this in mind, could improving our powers of rapid cognition ultimately change our reality?
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I definitely feel that society as a whole judges rather more with eyes and ears rather than our instinct. For example, someone may form a judgment based on simply what theyve heard regarding a situation. However, i dont feel that perception is always reality. The way one perceives something may be completely wrong as to the reality of the situation. However, if people stop judging so prematurely, i feel that reality could be altered.
ReplyDeleteYes I think more than half the time we judge with our eyes and ears, but we do have to give society credit for growing over years. A long time ago woman were looked as inferior to men, but today women can vote, women are doctors, some women are managers. Still there are many times we come across a situation we are told we cannot solve, because we are woman or we are too young. If people did not make their judgement right away they would realize they may be turning away the best person for the job. Yes many times before we approach a situation or event, we automatically judge if we will like it or not from past experiences that developed our beliefs. For example if you saw Spidrman and decided you do not like superhero or action movies, you may decide Avengers will not be the movie for you, and not give it a chance. These beliefs do shape who we are, but they also put up a wall to certain things we never give a chance. Yes I think our perception is reality, because how we view things and how they affect us shapes who we are, and that is our own reality. Improving our power of rapid cognition takes more things into account and that may change our views and our reality
ReplyDeleteI agree that we judge more with our eyes and ears rather than instinct. If we are exposed to something with a negative connotation, the next time we see something like that we will automatically think badly about it. I think the show The Voice in the auditioning stage is a very good example of this. They turn their chairs around so they cannot see the singer and many times you can see they are very surprised to see who they turn around to. Yes I agree that perception is reality. If we perceive something one way, we will always see it that way and live that way. By improving in how we judge people we can in fact change our reality. If we are more open and accepting it can change our views on different people and different things.
ReplyDeleteYes, I believe that most people judge something or someone with their eyes and ears, rather than just using their instinct. Today, I think that it is not uncommon for our society to judge people this way. I personally know of several situations where a friend of mine has not known the person who comes up in conversation, yet still judges them based off something they have heard. This also happens in many situations involving politics, employment, the social media etc. I personally believe that even though women have come a long way, people will always have something to say regardless of the circumstances. I think that this can go hand in hand with perception and reality. I agree with Hope when saying that someone can perceive something one way, however this perception may not have anything to do with the reality of the situation. With this, I feel that if people change their perception than our reality could possibly be changed
ReplyDeleteI believe that we still continue to judge with our eyes and ears rather than our instinct. Our everyday experiences include snap judgments and thin slicing. Our unconscious thoughts drive us towards what we think about someone or something immediately. I definitely think that our interpretations of events, people, and issues filter through our internal ideologies and beliefs. What I grow up with learning is what I will take throughout my life and what another person learns in a different state or country is how they will take throughout their lives. I also agree that perception is reality because our first impression or judgment of something will stick with us. If we try to improve our power of rapid cognition we could change our reality. It is only that we change our mind and attitudes that we could possibly change our perception. We need to stay away from snap judgments and thin slicing because assuming things is not going to get us where we should be in life.
ReplyDeleteToday in society, we judge with our eyes and ears rather than basing our opinions on our first instincts. Our personal interpretations are reliant on our own beliefs because not one person has had the exact same experiences as another--whether they are brought up in the same country or have the same ethnic background. People's opinions will be different, no matter what the subject is. "Perception is reality" is a confusing but intriguing statement. What one perceives is their own personal reality. However, it is not the same reality that another person is facing. Our own personal realities could definitely be changed if we improve our rapid cognition skills because it will allow us to make quick, successful judgments by trusting our gut instincts.
ReplyDeleteI think it really depends on each separate person. More often than not, it appears that people judge with their eyes more than their instinct but it wouldn't be right to say every one does that. Personally, I have always followed my instinct. People are put in certain situations sometimes where things just don't "feel right." That does mean they are looking with their eyes and ears rather, an uncertain feeling has come over come them. Instinct can be so much more important than using your eyes and ears. Like the book said, most of the time people who had to make really deep and important decisions made the better one when they stuck with their gut feeling. I think that applies to every one however that does not mean that people should also not use their eyes and ears as judgement. Of course interpretations of events, people, and issues stem from our ideas and beliefs. However, most people probably do not realize it. It is quite hard not to cast judgement on feelings we have had since we were younger. If you grow up in a family that feels a certain way, you will begin to feel that way also. It isn't a bad thing it just makes you come up with certain ideas/beliefs/values etc. If you are born and raised thinking certain things, it would just make sense to use judgement. It would be impossible to be completely bias. I agree with Allie that in order to change our perception of things we would need to change our attitude and mindset because that is really what perception is all about.
ReplyDeleteEven with all the gains of race and gender equality in the world I believe that people still judge people with first impressions before they have a chance to interact. I think that people still see weakness or social inequality in people that may look or act differently. I believe it is an instinct in our human behavior that has been breed in us that we have to rapidly judge people before we confront them. But I also do believe that as time goes by we are increasing our ability to learn more about the person then judging them on our first impressions.
ReplyDeleteWe have come a very long way with the issues of race and gender equality, but we still judge with our eyes and ears rather than our instinct. People today judge more by what someone is wearing, how they look or what they hear. People do this before they know the persons personality. Today if a woman is put in a higher stop than a man many people would judge cruelly just because she a woman. I also agree with hope, the way one perceives something may be completely wrong as to the reality of the situation. However, if people stop judging so prematurely, I feel that reality could be altered.
ReplyDeleteI absolutely agree that we still judge with our eyes and ears rather than our instinct and we trust our beliefs rather than what our gut is telling us in some situations. It makes me think of events leading up to an abusive relationship. There are often signs leading up to eventual abuse that indicate that something in this relationship is not right. Yet people in this situation often ignore those instincts that are telling them to be wary. Instead they tell themselves that this person would never hurt them and they are too kind for that and will regret that decision later. So what we perceive, but sometimes choose to ignore, is often right. That is not the case all the time because of things like paranoia. However I think if people listen to their instincts just a little bit more and let it override any stereotypes or beliefs then a real difference can be made.
ReplyDeleteI truly think that even as far as we've come with issue of race and gender equality, we still judge with our eyes and ears rather than our instinct. It's clearly shown in our world today how all forms of racism still exist. Often our instinct is overcome by our conscious sometimes subconscious judgments of appearance. I believe our interpretations of events, people, issues etc are filtered through our internal ideologies and beliefs subconsciously, almost as if we unintentionally were programmed this way by our environment and the people in it. I disagree that perception is reality due to the fact that perception varies from person to person therefor no one persons perception can be true reality. I feel that improving our powers of rapid cognition could possibly ultimately change our reality depending on the person
ReplyDeleteYes, I believe that to this day we still judge with our eyes and ears rather than our instinct. I also think that our interpretations of events, people, issues etc are filtered through our internal ideologies and beliefs. I feel that our personal beliefs really depend on how we were brought up and what we were taught as an individual. Sometimes we dont even realize that we are judging someone or something by what we believe or what we think is right just because it happens automatically for some people without even thinking about it. I also think perception is reality because like Allie and Amy said I also think our perception on things would only change if our attitude or beliefs change. So yes if we improve our power on rapid cognition and really think about things before we make a quick judgment then it could maybe change our reality.
ReplyDeleteI think in today's society we still judge with our eyes and ears rather than our instinct. Many people judge on the way people look rather than what type of person they truly are. I think that our interpretations of things are based off of what is familiar to us. People believe in all different things because of where they were born and what type of family they were raised in. I think perception is reality because I believe that how we perceive things is our natural way of thinking in our own minds. If we improve our power on rapid cognition, reality will get the chance to change and improve because of people's change in the way they view things. I think that if we stop judging people on the way they look, our own reality can shape into a more accepting lifestyle.
ReplyDeleteYes, I still think that people are judged by their race and gender. Just recently I saw an article on Yahoo saying how women shouldn’t “waste their money” on medical school to become a doctor and instead they should just be something like a medical assistant. I think this is a perfect example of people today still judging women on past beliefs. I think to say this is very wrong, especially considering the fact that there are more women in college than men, and women are just as capable as men to become a doctor or any other profession. Also the example someone brought up in class, about how part of the reason Casey Anthony may have been ruled not guilty, is because she is a young white female, where if she was another race or even a man, the ruling of her court case could have gone a completely different way. I think if people didn’t judge other so quickly a lot of things would be different, and different in a better way. It would give people, who look like they ‘wouldn’t fit the part’ the chance to show their skills and hopefully earn the positions they deserve, and rule out people who do not.
ReplyDeleteI think people are judged by their features and their sex. People especially judge with their eyes. Being a firefighter people are always surprised that I say that because one, I am a female; two because I am very short an d tiny which isn't the typical norm for a firefighter. People shouldn't just made assumptions because they can typically be wrong. Men and women are capable of doing the same things in society. My mother always taught me to never judge a book by it's cover. Which is something I strictly follow. What gives anyone the right to judge someone they do not even know at all? It just doesn't make sense. Perception is a reality because everyone perceives things naturally because that is how society shaped us and caused us to live by. If people didn't judge people would not be so self conscious about themselves.
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