What is point of view; why there isn't world peace

To understand why humans never seem to get along with other humans, we need to understand how the human mind works and how it forms points of view. Afterwards, we need to understand how different points of view and human minds connect together in a type of network to form ideologies. 

Mindspace

The first thing that we shall start with is a concept called mindspace. Just as the universe has space, the mind has a "space" in which it works. This is a mental space where structures such as ideas, feelings, memories, morals, metaphors. similies, and points of view (perspectives within this space), etc, are contained. This is not a physical space, but a mental one. Nevertheless, some studies have shown that the physical manifestation of the mind I speak about is simply the electromagnetic field produced by the brain. This field has structures within it that make up the landscapes I speak about. These landscapes contain within them points of view or perspectives over each mental landscape.  Different people can have similar landscapes in their mindspace, but very different points of view within them. People have a variety of cultural, social and personal landscapes within their mind also, giving people differing perspectives over varying landscapes. A landscape in mindspace is not only visual, but can be moral, social and many other things which are not graphically seen. In fact, all issues that a mind can understand have a lanscape within mindspace. This mindspace has a volume and structures inside it called ideas, memories, morals, rules and points of view, among many others.

The mind's eye

Inside mindspace resides the minds eye. Again it is not physical. It is a point inside mindspace which "sees" or has a certain perspective or vantage point inside mindspace and its mental landscapes. This vantage point is exactly where point of view is found and the mind's eye is located. The mind's eye views structures within mindspace. The mind's eye not only views visual structures within mindspace, but also views moral, personal and other structures which make up landcapes which help form the mind's illusion of reality and therefore, points of view of realty. At the end of it all what one believes reality to be is simply the illusion they have about it. There are all types of structures and areas in mindspace. As many types as the mind can imagine. Since each mind contains different structures which come from differing experiences in life and differing perceptions due to physical reasons such as differences in brain, body and senses in each person, plus relativistic reasons-- which basically means each person lives in a slightly different reality--and because the mind's eye resides in different places in different people and among different structures. A corrollary emerges: nobody has exactly the same point of view in mindspace as another. It's impossible. Furthermore, radically different points of view will develop and lead to conflicts.

Things which contribute to forming points of view

Experiences

Experiences form certain structures and thus landscapes in mindspace and therefore contribute to a certain perspective about reality. Someone who has had bad experiences e.g. abusive childhood, sexual abuse, torture, lived n a wartime situation will have very different landscape formed in the mind than a person who grew up in a loving home, a place where people help each other or where life is easy, etc. Due to the different structures inside their minds, and thus different landscapes, plus the position of their mind's eyes within that mindspace, each person will end up seeng a different perspective of reality. There are several factors which contribute to point of view.

Environmental differences

Each person lives in a different place. A person's location during his/her life has a lot to do with formation of point of view. It is very different living in greenland than in Hawaii. It is different living in India than Canada. Environment includes the mental, social and cultural environment. These differences make people have a different illusion of reality and thus point of view.

Body, brain and sensory differences

Every human brain has a slightly different brain structure and therefore sees reality differently. Brains of serial killers are usually quite different than "normal" people. They usually don't feel that what they have done is wrong. While most people would fear going to jail, some people actually get off on it and like it. They like the attention or be on the spotlight. They get a sexual or adrenaline rush off of commiting crimes, including  murder. Some serial killers have admitted to this reported after they were caught. Obviously, people will have different points of view just because of physical brain differences.

Differences in body structure will also change the mind's perception of reality, thus creating differences in people's points of view. Someone with something wrong with their body will perceive things differently than a "normal" healthy one.

Differences in structure of senses. A blind man will see reality in a different than a person who can see. This goes for all senses. And it is true that a blind man can still see with his/her mind's eye even if physically they can't. That is where many idiomatic expressions such as "to see the light of day" or "not to be able to see the forest for the trees." These idioms refer to the mind's eye and not the body's physical eyes. This also gives more evidence that the mind's eye is actually something that exists.

Relativistic differences

All things are relative.  Everything depends on relative differences between frames of reference. Relativity says that time and space can be distorted. Time marches at different rates for each thing. Military GPS satellites must correct their clocks a fraction of a second each day so they can work properly. This is because time moves slower in space than on the surface of the earth. Space is also distorted and different for each thing in the universe. Hot could be considered cold depending on your frame of reference on what is cold or hot. A penguin might think tropical waters are hot while in the artic regions it would be confortable.
Whereas a human would find artic water unbearable. And like the expression goes, beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Tis expression clearly includes the mind's eye as the determiner; the determiner of a persons point of view about beauty. Furthermore, the uncertainty principle
 is another reason we will never see reality the same as another. There are many relativistic factors which affect one's perception of reality, and in fact show that each thing or person exists in different realities. So here we're not only talking about a perceptual difference, but a real difference between realities of each thing.

So, as we have seen, with all these factors affecting mindspace and points of view, very radically different points of view will emerge and thus conflicts will arise between people. It is no wonder that in the day to day life of the average person there conflicts all around them. It could be a divorcing couple or a jealous coworker or neighbor. Family disputes are common. Fist fights are common throughout the world. So are assaults and murders, all kinds of disagreements between people.  I could go on and on. I think it is obvious that there are many conflicting points of view which ultimately arise to become conflicts.

Ideology

When a collection of points of views and landscapes come together as one unit or system, it becomes an ideology. Where there are many people with many similar points of view, an ideology is formed. When this happens, many people emerge who have similar points of view about moral, social, personal, and economic landscapes. When these people unite as one unit, such as a nation, town or political organization, etc., their combined points of view can be vectorally summed up and the resultant vector becomes an ideology. Ideology in turn is used to justify public laws, rules, and traditions. Public policy is determined by ideology. Wars and revolutions are also motivated by ideology.

World peace very unlikely

Because this world produces many radically different points of view which in turn lead to the formation of radically different ideologies. Furthermore, due to the rule of opposites, opposing ideologies will emerge with irreconcilable differences. These groups of people along with their ideologies will end up going to war with each other in order to preserve their side's ideology or point of view.

Crime-free world

On the same token, there will never be a completely safe crime-free world. Anyways, what is a crime to one could be a heroic act to another. It just depends on differences between their points of view.

Below I put a video which is called the eye of the beholder. It is an old movie and only touches on perceptual differences that make people have different points of view. It is a bit choppy in some parts because it is old. Nevertheless, it shows how different people can see the same thing differently.

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Structure of human psyche

So now I will talk about the 2 counterparts that make up the human psyche. They are the mind and the heart. When I say heart I mean the feelings and emotional part of the human psyche, not the body's organ that pumps blood, the heart. As with all things, there exists a feminine and masculine side to human psyche. In this case, the mind is masculine and the heart is feminine. The mind makes cold, calculated decisions and is logical, while the heart many times is quite illogical and motivated by forces which differ from the mind.

Mathematics, logic, thoughts and other masculine properties are processed by the mind , while feelings, "hunches", vibrations, and "gut feelings" are processed by the heart. In certain people, their mind overpowers and controls their heart, and others their heart does the same to their mind. No mind is 100% feminine or masculine. They come in degrees. Some people  can balance their internal counterparts and use both to react and make decisions about reality and life.  Both counterparts are equally valid and important to take on the challenges of life. Both parts process different kinds of information about the world around them. The mind thinks and the heart feels. Another interesting thing is that the mind thinks in words and the heart feels in music. This is due to the law of 7 which corresponds to the feminine side of things and represents the 7 basic tones in music, 1-do, 2-re, 3-mi, 4-fa, 5-so, 6-la, 7-ti, 1-do Another important point is that the mind has ideas and the heart has emotion. Really there are two types of comunication and learning that the the human psyche uses. The first, the mind, can understand words and the second, the heart, can understand music and other vibrations. These two forces, masculine and feminine, are always tugging and pulling us on the inside all the time. Our psyche and way we behave turns out to be the resultant vector of these two forces inside of us.  This also can be represented as a triangle. All senses and perception of reality is processed by both. Even in dreams these forces are at work. In fact, they're always at work inside each person.

The mind corresponds to the number 3 and the heart to 7. This means that the laws of 3 and 7 are found in human psyche.

Information and learning can be carried through both music and words and is even more powerful together.

The mind thinks and the heart feels.

2 things that all cultures and peoples have are language and music.

How the mind comunicates ideas with language.

When people want to communicate ideas between their minds the main form of communication is through language. Language does not have to be heard. Signs can serve as language. One example is sign language, which is used by the deaf and dumb. Language can be signals also. Language can be in written form too. What it comes down to is that language simply is a code which represents the ideas of the mind. But for language to work both minds must know the same code or language. If they don't, ideas cannot be exchanged. It first starts as an idea in someones mind then he/she turns the idea into words. Afterwards, another person receives the words and decrypts them thus forming the original idea in the receivers mind. Well, at least that happens under perfect circumstances because many times the idea that the receiver imagines is not always exactly what the sender thought. But anyways, that is how it works. That is also why someone who only speaks Russian won't be able to communicate his/her ideas to someone who only knows Chinese. They might have very limited comunication through signs, but even then, the person must know the code or meaning of the sign. This obviously has its disadvantages. It means that much information is hindered because there is no universal code or language or the sender can't verbalize his/her idea very well. It can also be because the receiver doesn't receive the words correctly or can't understand them clearly.

Music and vibration are universal in humans

Unlike language, music can be understood universally.
People from different cultures and languages can all understand the emotions and feelings contained in music. It is also a code, but it is understood by everybody. It is understood by the heart instead of the mind. So a Russian and a Chinese could both understand the same musical piece. The heart can also feel gestures especially facial ones. Through these fine muscle movements the heart can understand others true feelings. It is difficult for the mind to override these movements which are produced by the heart and some people who have well tuned hearts can see through the lying illusion that the the mind is trying create by controlling these gestures.

Now another interesting thing is that both language and music are unique to each person kind of like fingerprints; no two humans have the same fingerprint. Nobody speaks exactly the same, nobody writes the same either. Each person has his/her own style of writing. This makes sense because nobody thinks in the same way. I remember that I could always catch students who copied others in the reports they handed in just because I had learned how and what kind of things each student would write about. Each person thinks differently and so will express themselves differently. Definitely, handwriting is unique to each person. Nobody has the same handwriting. That's why signatures can be verified. But one thing most people don't know is that each person has a unique set of songs and music that they like. Nobody has the exact same library of music that they prefer. So music, like handwriting can identify a person. Furthermore, the type and style of music that someone listens to can tell you a lot about a person's psyche.

Music and its power over the human psyche

I will start with the language of the heart, music. Music and vibration are characteristic of the number 7 and are hardwired into the heart. The ancient greeks realized some of the importance and power of vibrations and music. Orpheus, according to greek mythology, was a person who could use music to transfer knowledge and affect others in interesting ways. Not only could he affect humans but also plants and animals and even stones and inanimate objects. He was one of the few who entered hades and was able to get out--thanks to his musical gifts. He also won against the sirens by playing his music which overpowered their hypnotic singing. Even though this was just mythology, the ancients, just like pythagorus and others of their day, recognized the power that music and vibrations have on humans and even other things. Although it's mythology, the fact that music can do so many things is not far from the truth.

Militaries throughout the world have realized the power of music for some time for different purposes from motivating troops to using them to communicate battle strategies or even as a means of torture. Ancient romans started using music while marching. They noticed that the soldiers not only marched better, but were also more motivated. They also used music to send out battle commands in the field. The Aztecs used a special instrument that sounded like a death cry to psychologically intimidate their enemies. We know the famous bugle call of battle and the emotions the melody invoke. Imagine movies without music? Definitely, movies would lose much of their flavor and enjoyment without music. Even in the wars in the midlle east, music such as metallica and even Diecide are played for weeks on end as a means of breaking down prisoners' spirits. Music and words can be used to strengthen or destroy someone mentally or even to transfer knowledge or information. Music is important to fully enjoy and experience movies. Could you imagine movies with no music? Even in the so-called silent films like charley chaplin a piano or something to make music is necessary to fully appreciate the comedy. This is because the brain works on physics principles and the principles are based on 7 and 3. Scientists are just barely understanding the powers of music and vibrations on the heart. They haven't even understood the power of thought and words. Even less so with music. And they still haven't realized the things that could be done using both parts to achieve certain goals. I will briefly go over some interesting things that some scientists are researching as far as music and emotion go. It's interesting but they've still got a long way to go.

Music and memory

Musical sounds, like all auditory signals, unfold over time. It is therefore necessary for the auditory system to integrate the sequentially ordered sounds into a coherent musical perception. This series-to-parallel transformation can be considered a mechanism of working memory, which temporarily stores auditory units and combines them into a single percept (such as a sound pattern, rhythm or melody). Interestingly, there seems to be a high degree of overlap between working memory for musical stimuli and for verbal stimuli, as has been shown in recent working-memory experiments.

Scientists are still trying to figure that out, but what happens to your brain when you hear a song you love may provide some crucial insight. “Music increases cross talk between brain structures in old reward centers that handle pleasure and newer areas at the cortex that handle prediction and anticipation.” says Robert Zatorre, PHD, professor of neuroscience at the Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital at McGill University. In one study he found that the brain released dopamine, a chemical linked to pleasure and reward, in anticipation of a subject’s favorite part of the song. Music can do far more than provide a get you dancing. Song and rhythm can rewire our brains to overcome brain damage. The most high-profile case is that of U.S. congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords. Shot in 2011 by an assailant in the left side of her skull, Ms. Giffords awoke from a coma unable to speak, but she could sing. Music therapists used a technique called melodic intonation therapy (often used with stroke survivors) to rewire Ms. Giffords’ language skills, using melody to shift her brain’s language centre from the left hemisphere to the right one.

At Ryerson’s SMART Lab, They are hoping to leverage the neural links between music, movement and emotion to help emotionally kick-start Parkinson’s patients who’ve lost expressiveness. Researchers think the inability of Parkinson’s patients to physically express emotion in turn limits their ability to understand emotion.

A group of researchers from the University of Texas have discovered that music stimulates several different areas in the brain, rather than just one isolated area. They also found a strong correlation between the right side of the brain that comprehends music components and the left side of the brain that comprehends language components. Because music and language structures are similar, it is suspected that by stimulating the right side of the brain, the left side will begin to make connections as well. For this reason, patients are encouraged to sing words rather than speak them in conversational tones in the early phases of MIT. Studies using positron emission tomography (PET ) scans h
ave shown Broca's area (a region in the left frontal brain controlling speech and language comprehension) to be reactivated through repetition of sung words.

So these are just a few of the interesting effects that some scientists are just starting to realize concerning music or vibrations and the human psyche.
The U.S military has invested heavily to find music or frequencies of sound that could be used to strengthen troops or debilitate an enemy. One system was used in the middle east to speak directly to the mind of the listener, to alter and entrain his brainwaves, to manipulate his brain's electroencephalographic (EEG) patterns and artificially implant negative emotional states - feelings of fear, anxiety, despair and hopelessness. This subliminal system doesn't just tell a person to feel an emotion, it makes them feel it, it implants that emotion in their minds It is described in Patent #5,159,703, "Silent Subliminal Presentation System", dated, October 27, 1992.

Now I could continue with other interesting works that scientists have carried out, but the things I stated earlier still hold. It would be nice to continue researching in this area and use music and the mind for much more amazing and powerful things. But I will leave it as it is for now.

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