I'm going to assume that most of the persons on this forum consider themselves to be morally upright. (This is not a loaded intro, I consider myself to be morally upright too. )
But...
I notice something in my dreams. I usually stick to my basic morals in my dreams, (I don't cheat on my partner, or kill for no reason, or harm those who have not wronged me) but... I steal in my dreams. And not for survival (If you have to steal to eat, that is not a crime to me) but I steal just because I want something in a dream, and I don't feel bad about it.
Does anyone else have dreams where they go against basic morals that they would not cross if awake?
Dreams and Morality
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Dreams and Morality
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I don't think I've ever dreamt about stealing things. I'd find it peculiar since I don't really care about material things that much. Do you? Is there anything you'd like to steal?PsYcHo wrote:Does anyone else have dreams where they go against basic morals that they would not cross if awake?
Dreams are fascinating. They are probably older than language and much of what we associate with our rational self. It's not surprising that people are less inhibited in their dreams.
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The typical explanation for dreams is your brain making sense of more or less random nerve impulses, and it will often use things you've been recently primed with.
Temptation or even something you saw on TV might trigger a particular dream.
Sometimes the premise of a dream can be having done something terrible and coping with that. Basically a nightmare. I think I've had a few of those, but I don't really remember... mostly it seems like dreams are things being done to you.
Temptation or even something you saw on TV might trigger a particular dream.
Sometimes the premise of a dream can be having done something terrible and coping with that. Basically a nightmare. I think I've had a few of those, but I don't really remember... mostly it seems like dreams are things being done to you.
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Same, it kinda freaks me out when I wake up sometimes.PsYcHo wrote: ↑Fri May 19, 2017 2:22 am I'm going to assume that most of the persons on this forum consider themselves to be morally upright. (This is not a loaded intro, I consider myself to be morally upright too. )
But...
I notice something in my dreams. I usually stick to my basic morals in my dreams, (I don't cheat on my partner, or kill for no reason, or harm those who have not wronged me) but... I steal in my dreams. And not for survival (If you have to steal to eat, that is not a crime to me) but I steal just because I want something in a dream, and I don't feel bad about it.
Does anyone else have dreams where they go against basic morals that they would not cross if awake?
I'm glad it's not just me, I guess I'm not evil.
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Actually I'm quite a minimalist. By some standards, I live quite primitive despite being able to afford better. I have no cellphone ( ), I wear clothes until they are threadbare, and I purchase 90% of my books second-hand.DarlBundren wrote: ↑Fri May 19, 2017 7:58 am
I don't think I've ever dreamt about stealing things. I'd find it peculiar since I don't really care about material things that much. Do you? Is there anything you'd like to steal?
The items I steal in dreams are not anything I particularly covet in real life. Occasionally it may be a large sum of money (like a stack of gold left unsupervised in a store for some reason), but just as often I steal items just because they pique my interest; a fancy watch that has a design I like for instance.
Alcohol may have been a factor.
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I never said I wasn't evil. (I just said I don't go against my own morals...)
Glad to know I'm not the only one.
No one else has experienced anything similar in their dreams?
Alcohol may have been a factor.
Taxation is theft.
Taxation is theft.