From: nick.argall@aplaceof.removedotcom.info.com   
      
   "Laura"  wrote in message   
   news:cmqfgn$1iri$4@news.cybercity.dk...   
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   > "Graham Jones"  wrote in message   
   > news:nO2APcAy6JkBFwLh@visiv.co.uk...   
   > > In article <419017b6$0$30332$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.au>, Nick Argall   
   > >  writes   
   > > >   
   > >   
   > > >> That isn't time compression. It's a dream that covers a week of   
   events.   
   > > >You   
   > > >> remember a week, but do you recall what you had for breakfast on the   
   > third   
   > > >> day of that dream? In other words, there is a vast difference between   
   > the   
   > > >> memory of a week, and the week itself. Therefore, it is in no way   
   > > >> supernatural to have a dream that seems to span a significant amount   
   of   
   > > >> time. Such a dream doesn't even take 8 hours to have; 30 minutes is   
   > > >> sufficient.   
   > > >   
   > > >That conflicts with the studies done by Susan Blackmore that show   
   > perceived   
   > > >dream-time normally has a 1:1 relationship with perceived awake-time.   
   > > >   
      
   > If this is true, and it is also true that perceived dream-time has a 1:1   
   > relationship with perceived awake-time, only up to one hour of actual   
   > experience may be had in a dream. If that consists of highlights and   
   filler,   
   > it isn't hard to see how dreams can seem to last much longer.   
   > Try running over the events of the past week in your mind. Do it in a   
   > matter-of-fact way, without getting distracted by pondering specifics. How   
   > long does that take? Hardly one hour, I'd say :-)   
      
   Excellent point!   
      
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