Do you agree that reading a book is looking at a dead tree and hallucinating?

[HawkPerception]

Yes

No

[nolabels]

I've never thought of it that way, but holy crap, you just caught me fresh off of a toke of some powerful stuff and a snifter of bourbon, and WOW, YES, I AGREE!!!

[HawkPerception]

Happy to help 😎

[nolabels]

Thanks for MHO!

[DrPepper12]

YAAAASS!!! I ♥️ STARING AT SQUIGGLY BLACK LINES ON DEAD TREES ENDLESSLY HALLUCINATING!!

[alice55]

I mean yes and no, it really depend on if you're able to imagine things or not, I know that depending on the books there's some I cannot get into and cannot imagine anything so I'm not "hallucinating" anything.

But then I guess is it similar to dreaming or making scenario in your head when you're bored (I did this all the time when I was a child in school I looked at the board and imagined story cause I was too bored).

For the book is it not so much the same because you're only "hallucinating" what the authors tell you to imagine, i would say is it the same if you read a bit f the book then let it go to look at your bedroom floor while imagining things because a part of the book made your think of a scenario but if not I don't think that reading and imaging what he author tell you to imagine is the same things. It's similar but not exactly the same either.

[TheRealPepperPotts]

Not exactly. Hallucinations are far stronger than visual images and scenes conjured by reading. But it's a fun quote! :D

You could try reading while smoking pot, I suppose...

[MisterWack]

It is the author being poured into a world of their own creation being conveyed in their unique perspective in characters that were birthed & spewed upon the pages. It is art, seeing it simply as a dead tree / hallucination is missing the author breathing life into their world.

[RavVid]

An interesting way of looking at it despite me saying no.

[sawno]

Haha, creative but I don't think that's accurate. Unless perhaps you are on shrooms and actually seeing what your reading. But most people have a barrier between fantasy and reality.

[MicahRaine]

Nope.

People who say that have never read good literature.

[HawkPerception]

I'd say it's opposite 😂

[MicahRaine]

Wth 😭 bro go read some Tolstoy

[HawkPerception]

When an author is really good with descriptions to the point where they can paint a clear image in your head, I would call that "good literature" lol.

[MicahRaine]

Okay true

[msc545]

You see what you see - that is not an hallucination.

[Maybeyoutoo]

Reading books is pointless (except the Bible)

[HawkPerception]

LOL brother you're not helping your fellow theists 😂

[TheRealPepperPotts]

No, no, no, no... this is bad. You must be joking, LOL.

[TheRealPepperPotts]

@Maybeyoutoo

[HawkPerception]

@TheRealPepperPotts 😂😂😂

[Dongie]

No. I see paper and ink. Lots of words.