Chasmgoat he/him Posted November 20, 2020 Posted November 20, 2020 So, I was wondering what would happen if a color blind person were to heal using stormlight (or other ways like f-gold) They would change to how they see themself. Well, if they see themself as duller or different in color than a normal person, would their skin and hair change color? just a weird thought.
Frustration Posted November 20, 2020 Posted November 20, 2020 not likely, you would have to preceive yourself able to see color, and if you don't know what the color looks like.... that might be hard.
Eternal Khol he/him Posted November 20, 2020 Posted November 20, 2020 25 minutes ago, Frustration said: that might be hard. Only until they invent color blind glasses... 1
Frustration Posted November 20, 2020 Posted November 20, 2020 51 minutes ago, Eternal Khol said: Only until they invent color blind glasses... .... Something science can heal but Stormlight can't that is very intresting good point.
Eternal Khol he/him Posted November 20, 2020 Posted November 20, 2020 1 minute ago, Frustration said: .... Something science can heal but Stormlight can't that is very intresting good point. Not everything gets solved by magic. A little something i learned, reading fantasy. Key fact.
NameIess Posted November 20, 2020 Posted November 20, 2020 1 hour ago, Frustration said: not likely, you would have to preceive yourself able to see color, and if you don't know what the color looks like.... Actually, your perception of yourself would have little or no effect on what can be healed. Perception matters for what cannot be healed. You would have to actually not be colorblind in your spiritual aspect. Which means that simply healing that way would be impossible.
Chasmgoat he/him Posted November 20, 2020 Author Posted November 20, 2020 so, I may be wrong and I am misinterpreting the posts, but it seems like the posts are discussing if the vision would heal to normal vision. I was trying to ask about what would happen to the rest of the body.
Aspiring Writer Posted November 20, 2020 Posted November 20, 2020 51 minutes ago, Chasmgoat said: so, I may be wrong and I am misinterpreting the posts, but it seems like the posts are discussing if the vision would heal to normal vision. I was trying to ask about what would happen to the rest of the body. Whether or not it heals colorblindness is important for what It may do t the rest of the body, as being able to see color will definitely change your perception.
Guest Somebody from Scadrial Posted November 20, 2020 Posted November 20, 2020 14 minutes ago, Aspiring Writer said: Whether or not it heals colorblindness is important for what It may do t the rest of the body, as being able to see color will definitely change your perception. Colorblind means colors look different not that you can't see them at all. So yes I think this would happen as your spiritual perception would mean that you would think that color doesn't exist so you could theoretically change colors.
Rushu42 she/her Posted November 20, 2020 Posted November 20, 2020 (edited) 15 hours ago, Somebody from Sel said: Colorblind means colors look different not that you can't see them at all. So yes I think this would happen as your spiritual perception would mean that you would think that color doesn't exist so you could theoretically change colors. I'm not sure about that. I mean, you'd theoretically be aware that colors exist, right? If a blind person used stormlight healing, would they just turn invisible? Also, we know that Renarin used to wear glasses, and it healed his eyes - despite him likely never having seen through perfect vision. Healing vision with stormlight is certainly possible - and it didn't result in him looking blurry. Edited November 20, 2020 by Rushu42
HSuperLee Posted November 20, 2020 Posted November 20, 2020 This is where I question the limits of perception impacting healing. Yeah, it clearly does. But healing is not a cognitive power. Ultimately when you heal, you are healing from a spiritual ideal of yourself. Your perception seems to allow you to muddy that ideal with things like scars or some disabilities, but if healing were absolutely based on perception, only doctors could heal themselves as they're the only ones who have any idea what things like their internal structure should really look like. I don't know that we should assume that the spiritual "fills in the gaps" of your self-perception, rather it seems that it is the perception that interferes with what otherwise would be a perfect healing. But I feel like that perception has to be pretty dang big to have any kind of impact at all. It essentially has to be part of your Identity. I know a couple colorblind people, and none of them would describe that as part of who they are, just something they experience. Or for my own Renarin-esque example, I wear contacts, but that's not an important fact to me, its just something I do. If I woke up one morning and could suddenly see perfectly, I'd be grateful, but it wouldn't change who I am. Because it wouldn't change how I think of myself, I imagine my eyesight would be healed by stormlight. 2
Knight of Iron she/they Posted November 20, 2020 Posted November 20, 2020 3 hours ago, Rushu42 said: I'm not sure about that. I mean, you'd theoretically be aware that colors exist, right? If a blind person used stormlight healing, would they just turn invisible? Also, we know that Renarin used to wear glasses, and it healed his eyes - despite him likely never having seen through perfect vision. Healing vision with stormlight is certainly possible - and it didn't result in him looking blurry. Why can’t I stop laughing at Renarin the blurry blob walking around, completely unaware anything is wrong. 1
Kingsdaughter613 she/her Posted November 29, 2020 Posted November 29, 2020 Trans individuals do change gender with Cosmere healing. And some colorblind individuals actually don’t see any colors, but that’s pretty rare.
Kramerfarve Posted November 29, 2020 Posted November 29, 2020 Could an isolated group of people who are all completely colorblind become completely grayscale because of how perception works in the Cosmere?
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