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Music changes how we see the world
OP - March 01, 2012, 05:02 PM

http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/2012/03/01/music-can-change-the-way-we-see-the-world/

Implications for Islam and music here.

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The way you perceive things may be influenced by your playlist.

Read the article! Banning music is a clever form of social control.

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Re: Music changes how we see the world
Reply #1 - March 01, 2012, 05:40 PM

I like listening to Gangsta Rap but it doesnt influence or alter my perception of life because most of the rappers are like actors but they use words to create fictional content in a poetic way,so i dont take them seriously,however it does influence and alter the perception of some listeners.

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Re: Music changes how we see the world
Reply #2 - March 01, 2012, 06:39 PM

Interesting, so when I walk down the road listening to my sad music I can identify other sad people better?

I'm going to test this theory as usually I pay as little attention to other people as possible.

Thing is though, that if I am in a good mood, sad music does not bring me down, nor do I feel it altering my perception, rather I feel my perception altering what the music represents. so for instance a song that makes me cry because it reminds me of my heartbreak, I can listen to in a good mood and see the heartache in positive terms. Remember the good times, smile over the bittersweet memories and not end up in tears.

Cheerful music does not make me feel cheerful if I am depressed. It's just annoying noise that I want to stop.

Still though, I'm not discounting this, because music definitely does magic on me.

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Re: Music changes how we see the world
Reply #3 - March 01, 2012, 07:56 PM

See? Music is the tool Shaitan uses to mess with your heads.

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Reply #4 - March 01, 2012, 08:00 PM

Strange, music never had any influence on my perception or behaviour. Though if it has good rhythm it may cause my head to bob.
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Re: Music changes how we see the world
Reply #5 - March 01, 2012, 08:02 PM

You have no soul. >.<

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Reply #6 - March 01, 2012, 08:17 PM

I think you must be wrong, I am not ginger.
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Reply #7 - March 01, 2012, 08:30 PM

I avoid listening to any sad music.
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Reply #8 - March 01, 2012, 08:35 PM

Sad music annoys me. It annoys me when I'm happy, because when I'm happy I don't want some bleating twit in my ear going on about being miserable. It annoys me when I'm not happy, because when I'm not happy I don't want it reinforced. I want it to stop. Wallowing in it deliberately just seems to me to be completely idiotic.

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Re: Music changes how we see the world
Reply #9 - March 01, 2012, 08:48 PM

Quote from: osmanthus on March 01, 2012, 08:35 PM
Sad music annoys me. It annoys me when I'm happy, because when I'm happy I don't want some bleating twit in my ear going on about being miserable. It annoys me when I'm not happy, because when I'm not happy I don't want it reinforced. I want it to stop. Wallowing in it deliberately just seems to me to be completely idiotic.

+1.

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