Are Dreams a View into Another Dimension?
Thoughts brought on from watching The OA on Netflix
Do you ever wonder what dreams are — exactly? Scientists have long tried to figure it out. The basic definition of dreams is they are thoughts, images, and sounds that the subconscious plays in our mind like a movie.
Scientists have said that dreams are a way for our to mind to process memory offline and that dreams improve cognitive function. There are a lot of theories, but no one knows for sure. The brain is so complex that we can only guess at the limits of its function.
But what if dreams were something else? What if dreams were a portal into other dimensions? We don’t know how our mind operates, so what if one of it’s functions is allowing us a view into other universes?
What started this train of thought?
I’ve had an interest in the concept of the multiverse for quite some time. I have a fertile mind and a penchant for cosmology and quantum physics.
My most recent obsession has been watching The OA on Netflix. If you haven’t seen the show, it’s about a group of people who can travel to different dimensions because of some experienced trauma. I don’t want to say more because you should watch it yourself. I don’t want to ruin it for…
