P3D Re: Cyclopean

["Kenneth Luker" <kluker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>From Larry Berlin:
> *****  Which proves nothing except that this author has read another
> author. Big deal. So much is mere copycat tradition.

It also proves that in at least one small circle of people, 
the word has come to have that meaning, which is what 
was being affirmed.  But I agree completely that even 
though, in that circle, the word is used with that meaning,  
it is still a misuse of the word, and continued use of the 
word "Cyclopean" to mean "having stereopsis" or 
"characterized by the consolidation of binocular 
sensations into a single depth-cognizant perception" 
should not be perpetuated but should be avoided and even 
condemned.   The fact that the consolidated image seems 
to be perceived at the center of the forehead is not 
sufficient justification for using that property as the basis 
for naming.  The effect should be named for its 
distinguishing characteristic, not an incidental one.

BTW, do those who can't perceive stereopsis have 
consciousness of two images, the way I do when I'm 
viewing a stereo view that I can't fuse?   And if so, where 
in their anatomy do they feel the images to be located, if 
not in the center of the forehead?  

Ken Luker

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