The approach to finding out the answer to this is surprisingly logical. As a 4 year psychology graduate, one thing I have learned is that if you think something is possible or may be causing an effect, etc. then first, operationalise your point (that is make sure you clearly state what it is that you are really asking). For example; materialising into the physical state an object (and specify the object) from the dream state (that would be worded a lot better but I don’t have the time nor the inclination to operationalise this topic ).
Second, propose your hypothesis: I hypothesise that it is possible to create ‘said object’ in the physical state by way of dreaming about it and bringing back with me into the waking state (again, much better wording needed).
Third, design all aspects of your experiment, consider the statistical approach you will take (qualitative or quantitative for example) to quantify your results, remove all confounding variables, etc.
Fourth, carry out your experiment.
Fifth, compile your data, do the stats, etc to find your results.
Sixth, If you think you’ve demonstrated it to be possible, then publish your findings in a peer reviewed journal where others can consider your results and conduct the experiment independently thereby adding validation (or not) to your results.
Seventh, go to the pub and celebrate on having just overturned the laws of physics! LOL (sorry, couldn’t resist).
Seriously, who knows what is possible? I like to keep an open view on things but stop when discussions simply turn into arguments about “I think it’s possible” and “I think it’s not impossible” - neither with any evidence to substantiate their claim. That’s the same tired old argument that religion has used over the centuries and, as Blenderman pointed out, can never be resolved just by arguing about it. Only the best arguer wins but the question still remains.
So, snowleopard, your question is not a stupid one, simply one that hasn’t been answered as yet. We as dream explorers, and especially LD explorers are, in my mind, on the leading edge of study into the mind as we do it from the inside! We have a different perspective and I encourage all the crazy questions but along with the understanding that we can then experiment and discover new things.
Varien has a very good point about the aspirin reaction (coming from what wolvendeer mentioned about the strawberry allergy reaction). Though to spin the idea around, what if one was to take a ‘pill’ in a dream that could cure some ailment the person was suffering from (arthritis, depression) to mention but two possibilities – could this result in a physical outcome that could last long term? This is a great idea for a study that dreamers like ourselves would be best to try as we already have the dreaming skills to make an experiment of this nature possible.
Let the experiments begin