tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4307187040250193857.post3934068877949500095..comments2024-03-20T03:33:22.357-07:00Comments on Skeptophilia: Coffee, hallucinations, and Bing CrosbyGordon Bonnethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06003472005971594466noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4307187040250193857.post-29109361752746676722017-06-15T09:49:44.590-07:002017-06-15T09:49:44.590-07:00That's exactly what I was thinking, relating i...That's exactly what I was thinking, relating it to the story about the "King's New Clothes." Sometimes it's the power of suggestion, sometimes it's the desire to be right, but as you said, a true audible hallucination is completely different. So besides being skewed in the ways suggested by you, Gordon & me, it would appear that the "medical" "scientist" wasn't all that informed anyway.oldmtngalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06505533068514617529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4307187040250193857.post-19091777289064353822017-06-12T13:00:19.671-07:002017-06-12T13:00:19.671-07:00There's a huge difference between hallucinatin...There's a huge difference between hallucinating and thinking you heard something you were told you might hear. Human beings are VERY susceptible to this kind of suggestion. They've done all kinds of studies where they show people pictures of two lines that are exactly the same length and plant someone in the group who claims one line is longer; usually half the room ends up believing one line is longer. It sounds to me like the caffeine just makes people more susceptible to suggestion, which is not remotely the same thing as hallucinating.<br />But perception and memory are both very malleable to begin with in most people, the exception being stubborn types like me.Vivianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11459167602091243067noreply@blogger.com