From: Why Is the Sky Blue?
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Philosophers use the blue sky to talk about how we perceive the world. Is the sky actually blue? Or is blue just a translation our brain makes when certain wave sizes hit our eyes? If a dog looks at the sky, they see it differently because their eyes are built differently. This shows that what we call 'reality' is deeply tied to how our bodies are wired.

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Supporting arguments

  • Colors do not exist outside of a brain to perceive them.
  • Different species experience the exact same sky in different colors.
  • Human language shapes how we group and name colors.
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Sunlight is made of all the colors of the rainbow mixed together.
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Short blue waves bounce off air molecules more than long red waves.
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Light travels in waves of different sizes.
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