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Topic: Full Moon falsehood still being spread
Tom4Uhere's photo
Thu 06/11/20 12:33 PM




That animals might react to the additional moonlight has been considered by scientists studying the aforementioned topic.


LOL, yes, animals react, the tides do, plants do, but humans don't. That's GOOD science, sure...

Nick...Humans are animals too. We certainly are not plants or bacteria.

I figure an increase in specific behavior is attributed to the fact there is more light which disrupts the 'night effect' of calming down in the darkness.

A true test of the effects of full Moons on behavior could be to track the incidences against clear sky full Moons and overcast full Moons.

Humans do not normally possess great night vision. We are omnivorous with predatory body style but we are fragile. Night (darkness) causes us to slow down and take extra care. Darkness kinda triggers sleep mode. The brighter the night, the more active we stay.
The full Moon breaks our 'normalcy' and we do things at night we usually do not. Not because of the Moon but because there is more light.

For most of us the additional light doesn't really affect us much but some people can be affected where it causes them to act with less discipline because their internal guidance is disrupted.

Its kinda like when the Sun is obscured by clouds people get moody and depressed.
We are 'conditioned' to Earth-like light patterns and when they are different from the norm we are different from the norm.


OH OH!!! My post was sarcasm. I was pointing out that the subtext of what was put forward was that the moon affects all of those things, but mysteriously has no effect on humans. Surely that makes no sense!

I keep forgetting sarcasm doesn't always play in writing, or I need to do it a LOT BETTER, lol...

No worries, Try putting some smileys in, that helps identify sarcasm and joking.
Altho, there are many people that think humans are not animals.
Go Figure?
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Dodo_David's photo
Thu 06/11/20 02:10 PM
Thus far, others have demonstrated that the first sentence in my original post is correct. spock

Forrest's photo
Thu 06/11/20 07:54 PM
there is a lot to this concept

mysticalview21's photo
Sun 06/14/20 07:13 AM


You're all loony


Well, that is why Mingle2's uniform is this:


laugh very true enjoy :heart:

feelyoungagain's photo
Fri 07/31/20 07:50 PM
Then explain to me why statistically (numbers don't lie) there are more mental health interventions and hospitalizations during the full moon as well as more police interventions and arrests. Look it up; numbers don't lie. The moon affects the tide which affects other parts of the world. Any time there is a shift of some kind, it affects people too. When you have bright moonlight entering your bedroom, that affects your sleep, which in turn can easily affect your mood.

no photo
Tue 08/18/20 07:13 PM
Science and logic depend on data, reproducibility, standard methods of measurement. Emotion lacks all of this. Humans would do wise to STOP listening to emotions that lead them false, and start following SCIENCE. "I feel..." is not a statement of fact, nor is it baked by facts. A feeling is an emotional response. When humans can say "I love dogs" with the same intensity as "I love ice cream", or "I love baseball", there is already a problem with humanity. There may or may not be magical unicorns, but there are facts and reality.

Toodygirl5's photo
Wed 09/16/20 02:25 PM
Some people are really moody during Full :full_moon: Moon nights.

mysticalview21's photo
Sun 11/01/20 04:29 PM

An old falsehood about full moons is still being promoted by people who are either naive about science or anti-science.

From History.com:

"Since ancient times, full moons have been associated with odd or insane behavior ... Even today, despite studies discrediting the hypothesis, some people think full moons make everyone a little loony."

https://www.history.com/news/7-unusual-myths-and-theories-about-the-moon

From Florida Today:

"It has been said that, because the moon influences the ocean tides on Earth, it can also raise and lower emotional 'tides' in human beings. That, according to this myth, makes folks behave strangely, and is the reason for the recorded uptick in crime on full-moon nights.'As fun as it is to think we’re all part werewolf, the reality is the full moon just provides more light for criminal activity."

https://www.floridatoday.com/story/tech/science/space/2019/07/07/moon-facts-myths-true-false-dark-side-gravity/1195790001/

From Live Science:

"'It must be a full moon,' is a phrase heard whenever crazy things happen and is said by researchers to be muttered commonly by late-night cops, psychiatry staff and emergency room personnel.

In fact a host of studies over the years have aimed at teasing out any statistical connection between the moon — particularly the full moon — and human biology or behavior. The majority of sound studies find no connection, while some have proved inconclusive, and many that purported to reveal connections turned out to involve flawed methods or have never been reproduced."

https://www.livescience.com/7899-moon-myths-truth-lunar-effects.html

From the American Journal of Emergency Medicine:

"To determine if there is any effect of the full moon on emergency department (ED) patient volume, ambulance runs, admissions, or admissions to a monitored unit, a retrospective analysis of the hospital electronic records of all patients seen in an ED during a 4-year period was conducted in an ED of a suburban community hospital. A full moon occurred 49 times during the 4-year study period. There were 150,999 patient visits to the ED during the study period, of which 34,649 patients arrived by ambulance. A total of 35,087 patients was admitted to the hospital and 11,278 patients were admitted to a monitored unit. No significant differences were found in total patient visits, ambulance runs, admissions to the hospital, or admissions to a monitored unit on days of the full moon. The occurrence of a full moon has no effect on ED patient volume, ambulance runs, admissions, or admissions to a monitored unit."

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0735675796901242

From Science Daily:

"Contrary to popular belief, there is no connection between lunar phases and the incidence of psychological problems."

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/11/121119114255.htm

From Scientific American:

"So if the lunar lunacy effect is merely an astronomical and psychological urban legend, why is it so widespread? There are several probable reasons. Media coverage almost surely plays a role. Scores of Hollywood horror flicks portray full-moon nights as peak times of spooky occurrences such as stabbings, shootings and psychotic behaviors.

Perhaps more important, research demonstrates that many people fall prey to a phenomenon that University of Wisconsin–Madison psychologists Loren and Jean Chapman termed 'illusory correlation — the perception of an association that does not in fact exist. For example, many people who have joint pain insist that their pain increases during rainy weather, although research disconfirms this assertion. Much like the watery mirages we observe on freeways during hot summer days, illusory correlations can fool us into perceiving phenomena in their absence."

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/lunacy-and-the-full-moon/

From the BBC:

"So if the evidence for any link is so slim, why are so many people convinced it’s a real phenomenon? It could be an example of the confirmation bias, where people are more likely to notice and remember information which fits in with what they already believe."

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20131029-does-a-full-moon-make-people-mad

In short, the claim that a full moon causes changes in human behavior is folklore, and the claim has been scientifically debunked.

If people misbehave or act "crazy" during a full moon, then it is because they choose of their own free will to misbehave or to act "crazy".


I was wondering ...what came over me ... and I believe it does make some feel different ... look at emergency rms ... they can be very very busy... if the moon is full ... some nurses and docs say ...

Acquired Taste's photo
Sat 02/13/21 10:51 AM
i've known a lot of nurses, they agree that the full moon keeps emergency rooms busy...could be that a full moon night without clouds are nice and people just go out more crazy or not...i used to drive for greyhound and did many night shifts...full moons made it easier to see in rural areas...

Acquired Taste's photo
Sat 02/13/21 01:22 PM
Full Moon falsehood still being spread....sounds like some new sort of cream cheese to put on your morning bagel...p.s. i noticed they took the naughty bits out of my last reply....D.I. is on the ball!

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