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Do People See Like Me?

November 19, 2014
By Hannah Mays BRONZE, Mequon, Wisconsin
Hannah Mays BRONZE, Mequon, Wisconsin
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I have pondered this thought many times before, but have never written it down.
Does everyone see the same “red” that I see?  Since before pre-k we have
been taught our colors.  Apples are red, the grass is green, and the sky is
blue.  For years I have struggled with this idea. How can I know that
what I see as red, green, blue, and white is the same thing
everyone else sees?  Yes we all know that
the sky is blue.  But there
is no way for me
to describe
how I
see color and
compare it to anyone
else.  For this reason I wonder
do people see the same sunsets as me?
and does color even exist?  We know that color
itself is just an illusion on the eye of light bouncing off
of an object.  So I want to know if my red is the same as everyone
else's but for now I’ll have to make my own conclusion and say no, I see
the world differently than others and others see the world differently than
each other.  So I would like to argue that that’s what is amazing about life,
we all look at the same thing but everyone sees
it in their own unique way



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