Even though this is an older video I know I would still definitely appreciate a part two as well. More philosophical angle is much appreciated. As always great work.
If looking at the earth is as if looking at a mirror, than when an astronaut turns to leave the mirror behind to start his day, does he look out into the unknown future?
Brilliant. But I in terms of significance, you may be looking at this the wrong way. In terms of Buddhist philosophy, what you are doing is opening the door to an experience of interdependence (with the Earth) and interconnection (with one another). The fact of the Overview Effect can be used to help people understand the reality of both concepts. It's the shift from a Me-centred perspective where we each ourselves as the most important person in the universe to the only realistic one of interdependence and interconnection, that we must undertake. The Overview Effect is one compelling bit of evidence of our interdependence and interconnection -- there are others. Focussing on how we actually exist is the key to shifting the collective mindset. To use a well-known Zen metaphor, the Overview Effect is the finger pointing at the moon; it's not the moon.
The overview effect won't get me to care about the earth until I get my plastic straws back. The people who had them switched to paper straws should be given the overview effect without a spacesuit.
I never understood why earth would look so small from the moon. The moon is much smaller...the distance is the same. Even on the dark side of the moon looping around, the earth should look way bigger, obviously bigger than the moon looks from the earth. So whats up with that?
@@barturbanek9117 even considering perspective, the distance between the 2 is relatively the same. Its like if youre on a basketball looking at a marble, obv the marble is smaller and seen as a certain size. But if u stood on the marble looking back at the basketball, the same distance applies and the basketball should look significantly larger. Even taking into account how there may be some sort of atmospheric magnification (the moon looks much larger some times)....the earth should still look gigantic if viewed from the moons surface. The earth is about 4x larger than the moon, so viewing it should appear 4x larger than the moon looks from earth. Ive yet to find any explanation why it looks smaller.
@@user-vn1di4oq4wit does look bigger than the moon. About 4 times bigger. Heres an experiment you can do, to see just how small the moon really is in our sky. Take an a4 sheet of paper, with the holes on the side. Go out at night on a full moon. Now look through one of the holes, and move it so that the moon appears as large as that hole. The moon as seen from earth looks about as big as that hole in the paper, held at an arms length. Becouse our eyes can have such a narrow focus, you never really notice how small the moon really looks. Not i think its easy to guess why even the earth is 4x larger, it still looks tiny
@@user-vn1di4oq4w You clearly don't understand perspective! Or maybe that should be perception Or maybe another word starting with P that is part of daily life... Occam's razor will also help...
Yes, please! Part 2 would be great :)
I really enjoyed how philosophical it was.
Thanks so much!!
Even though this is an older video I know I would still definitely appreciate a part two as well. More philosophical angle is much appreciated. As always great work.
Very interesting as always!!
Thanks EssEeBee
This was very moving, thank you.
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If looking at the earth is as if looking at a mirror, than when an astronaut turns to leave the mirror behind to start his day, does he look out into the unknown future?
Brilliant. But I in terms of significance, you may be looking at this the wrong way. In terms of Buddhist philosophy, what you are doing is opening the door to an experience of interdependence (with the Earth) and interconnection (with one another). The fact of the Overview Effect can be used to help people understand the reality of both concepts. It's the shift from a Me-centred perspective where we each ourselves as the most important person in the universe to the only realistic one of interdependence and interconnection, that we must undertake. The Overview Effect is one compelling bit of evidence of our interdependence and interconnection -- there are others. Focussing on how we actually exist is the key to shifting the collective mindset. To use a well-known Zen metaphor, the Overview Effect is the finger pointing at the moon; it's not the moon.
The overview effect won't get me to care about the earth until I get my plastic straws back.
The people who had them switched to paper straws should be given the overview effect without a spacesuit.
I never understood why earth would look so small from the moon. The moon is much smaller...the distance is the same. Even on the dark side of the moon looping around, the earth should look way bigger, obviously bigger than the moon looks from the earth. So whats up with that?
(Perspective), if u keep a small ball next to your eye it appears so big that it covers buildings or other things that u look at...
@@barturbanek9117 even considering perspective, the distance between the 2 is relatively the same. Its like if youre on a basketball looking at a marble, obv the marble is smaller and seen as a certain size. But if u stood on the marble looking back at the basketball, the same distance applies and the basketball should look significantly larger. Even taking into account how there may be some sort of atmospheric magnification (the moon looks much larger some times)....the earth should still look gigantic if viewed from the moons surface. The earth is about 4x larger than the moon, so viewing it should appear 4x larger than the moon looks from earth. Ive yet to find any explanation why it looks smaller.
@@user-vn1di4oq4wit does look bigger than the moon. About 4 times bigger.
Heres an experiment you can do, to see just how small the moon really is in our sky.
Take an a4 sheet of paper, with the holes on the side. Go out at night on a full moon. Now look through one of the holes, and move it so that the moon appears as large as that hole.
The moon as seen from earth looks about as big as that hole in the paper, held at an arms length.
Becouse our eyes can have such a narrow focus, you never really notice how small the moon really looks.
Not i think its easy to guess why even the earth is 4x larger, it still looks tiny
@@user-vn1di4oq4w You clearly don't understand perspective! Or maybe that should be perception Or maybe another word starting with P that is part of daily life...
Occam's razor will also help...
@@jdoe9518 ocams razor is what i apply. You didnt answer the questions
Let's all first establish that Space is real.
Hmm I’m not sure, someone needs to send me up there to double check!
@@Polaris_Videos ,,,,otherwise we're all beliving what we've all seen on TV.
What would it be if its not real?
Or is it?..