Is the sky blue?

[kittysbecute]

Is the sky blue?

 

[fishin4christ]

I voted yes but only for today. Tomorrow it will probably be gray.

 

[kittysbecute]

The sky is definitely blue. I just looked at it.

 

[crishmael]

The sky appears blue because of sunlight interacting with the earth's atmosphere. It is not, in fact, actually blue.

 

[kittysbecute]

The sky appears blue because of sunlight interacting with the earth's atmosphere. It is not, in fact, actually blue.

What is blue? Is there more substance to it than what appears?

 

[crishmael]

What is blue? Is there more substance to it than what appears?

"Blue" is the term for the perception of a certain color in the English language. "Blue" is therefore not necessarily a universal term or concept. Since it is a perception of a phenomena as interpreted by the human brain it is not an actual or substance of the thing because it is an interpretation of the perceiving thing. The actual makeup of the atmosphere, the oxygen, pollution, etc. has substance, but its appearence as filtered through sensing organs can not be said to be a part of the thing itself. Therefore, "blue" can be said to be an interpretation/perception but not an actual substance.

 

[Tink]

I voted no.
lol

 

[crishmael]

I voted no.
lol

Solidarity!

 

[Tink]

The amusing thing is that I voted before I even saw your posts.

 

[CelticGrace]

The amusing thing is that I voted before I even saw your posts.

ditto

 

[Qyöt27]

"Blue" is the term for the perception of a certain color in the English language. "Blue" is therefore not necessarily a universal term or concept. Since it is a perception of a phenomena as interpreted by the human brain it is not an actual or substance of the thing because it is an interpretation of the perceiving thing. The actual makeup of the atmosphere, the oxygen, pollution, etc. has substance, but its appearence as filtered through sensing organs can not be said to be a part of the thing itself. Therefore, "blue" can be said to be an interpretation/perception but not an actual substance.

Moreover, it was also shown that languages with different words and categories for color actually think and process shades of color differently. The example came through one particular tribe in Africa that had a much more restricted color palette (or maybe it was the other way around, and they had a larger palette of basic colors in comparison to our red-blue-yellow categories). They could easily distinguish shades that the Westerners in the film crew and audience had difficulty even acknowledging were distinct, while there were other color tests that they struggled with shade variations that Western viewers could see immediately.

Blue and green are ones that very often are at the heart of this difference, too. In some languages (like Japanese) the same word covers both colors.

 

[Mr Dave]

Earlier it was grey.

It's now twenty to twelve so is pitch black.

 

[Cute Tink]

I voted maybe. I nearly always wear sunglasses outside because my eyes are annoyingly sensitive to bright light, so I can't be too sure.

 

[Thunder Peel]

I think it's pretty obvious that it's not.

 

[Timothew]

Yes, the sky is blue.
The sky is crying.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6s9M-52fRGU&feature=related

 

[Miss Spaulding]

No. It's no color at all, it just appears blue.

 

[PizzaParty]

It is whatever colour I perceive it to be.

 

[TheOliveSeed]

Currently - grey.

 

[Rhovanion]

Today it's gray but it's usually blue.