Subj : Re: Rome
To   : alt.tv.farscape
From : John I
Date : Mon Aug 29 2005 16:56:51

From Newsgroup: alt.tv.farscape

Tyler Trafford wrote:

> John I wrote:
>> Tyler Trafford wrote:
>>
>>> RR wrote:
>>>> Tyler Trafford wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>>> As is typical, I have little to say.  The show has intrigued me
>>>>>>> enough to watch more episodes, which I suppose means "it
>>>>>>> rocks"-ish. 
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Trafford completely fails to mention Polly Walker's incredibly hot
>>>>>> nude scenes.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I mean, like *WAY* hot.
>>>>>
>>>>> Too true, too true.
>>>>>
>>>>>> Out of respect (and ignorance), I will not speculate as to why this
>>>>>> is.
>>>>>
>>>>> The review *was* suspiciously short on facts.
>>>>
>>>> I suspect your mind was subconsciously[1] on other things at the time
>>>> of writing.
>>>>
>>>> [1] I often question my use of the various forms of word
>>>> "subconcious". Sometimes I see people using the word "unconscious"
>>>> where it seems they should use "sub". Does not sub = "beneath the
>>>> thinking mind", while un = "out cold"?
>>> 
>>> You are correct, sir.
>>> 
>>> I had a psych professor who said that whole idea of 'subconscious' or
>>> 'subliminal' was wrong, because there was nothing beneath the thinking
>>> mind.  (Besides autonomic reflexes, obviously.)
>>
>> I think your professor was wack.  There are connections and expressions
>> that get built without conscience thought all the time.  The creative
>> process is a prime example.  How many times have we all had that moment
>> when a great idea came unbidden.  Clearly unconscience
>> (subconconscience, if you will) mental processes were at work making
>> associations between concepts and memories before the idea was
>> triggered and registered in conscience thought. 
>>
>> I think your professor suffered from the kind of right brained
>> deficiency you get in a lot of PhDs.  They spend so much time and
>> effort in higly congnitive and consciencely logical thought, and are
>> divorced from their other more emotional mental sides, that they lose
>> touch with important mental faculties. 
>>
>> Also "Unconscience" was used by Freud and Jung in much the same way we
>> often use Sub-c.
> 
> Now that I think about it, it may have only been "subliminal perception"
> that he was talking about.  (It was an 8am class my first semester in
> college, I can't be expected to retain much.)

More on this later.

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