Is my perception of green, your perception of yellow?

Question

How will we ever know?

Answer 1

Wowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww... that wouldn't work.......................................

Answer 2

what i find interesting about this question is this

when light reflects into our eyes we see colors, but who is to say that what my brain says is red is what your brain says is red. each brain is unique, so the impulses that are sent would be subtly different, so its possible when i see a red apple, if i was to see it, it would be green to you, or possibly a color that i cannot even imagine as my brain just cannot make that impulse

is this what you meant?

Answer 3

You would first need to describe your green and give an example for me to know if I see your green or yellow.

On a deeper level, it is impossible to know as we cannot see other's perceptions as the individual does. I am not sure if that will come in time with advancement of technology and understanding. What does matter though is if you are content with your green as I am content with my yellow.  

Answer 4

funny thing is,it really doesn't matter what we see. Its all about what we are taught that we see.if your parents told you green is yellow and yellow is green then this is what you would think.it all matters about how we learn things to begin with,things can be seriously screwed up(and sometimes are) or sharpened and made stronger through the original teachings of our gaurdians.the second question is kind of irrelevant and pointless because even if we did find a way to look through anothers eyes the color we saw would still be a matter of opinion and basic teaching on the part of the other person.  

Answer 5

Till you can see thru the perception of others we can't know. It is too subjective. You say green & see what green is to you while I see my own understanding & perception of green.

Blessings!

Answer 6

We will never know but at least we can try to understand,  Can't we?

Answer 7

It could be. We will never know how we perceive things. The funny thing is that most people find this question ridiculous. I can see why they would think that but in reality, by questioning it , they're proving your point without knowing it.

Answer 8

Different shades of blue