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14-05-2013 3:10 PM
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How does one explain what the sense of sight is to someone who has been blind since birth?
I know blind people's other senses are often more heightened than a sighted person's and they can even feel objects but my dilemma is how can one explain what it is to actual 'see' objects.
There is a very good scene in the film Mask where a blind girl is given, I think, cotton wool, to try to understand what a cloud is like but it doesn't really address my question.
Throughout my life I have never known any blind people personally so this subject has never actually come up in conversation.
I'd appreciate any views or insights anyone may have on this.
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14-05-2013 3:35 PM
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14-05-2013 3:44 PM
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That video is a real thought provoker.
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14-05-2013 3:56 PM
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14-05-2013 4:19 PM
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14-05-2013 5:52 PM
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Yes... you say to people.. it is red, like a post box.... but then you have to describe a post box, which they have never seen, and the colour red is superfluous....
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14-05-2013 6:00 PM
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and he later commited suicide!!!!
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14-05-2013 7:22 PM
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When faced with two choices, simply toss a coin. It works not because it settles the question for you. But because in that brief moment while the coin is in the air. You suddenly know what you are hoping for.
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14-05-2013 10:22 PM
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14-05-2013 11:05 PM
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Quote from: artmo I saw an interview once with David Blunkett. He said that when he was at home he had to have the light on in the winter. he said it felt right.
This would be for his third eye. Where the Cyclops would have his.
A good way to see this 'third eye' is to take a small torch and put the light against your forehead , so no light escapes. You will see your 'view 'brighten' even with your eyes closed.
It is this third eye, that is believed to be the trigger for SAD, seasonal adjustment deficiency ( I think it stands for).
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14-05-2013 11:14 PM
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Quote from: artmo He said that when he was at home he had to have the light on
That was really so Kimberly would know he was in.
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15-05-2013 1:26 AM
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15-05-2013 5:32 AM
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Quote from: doris This would be for his third eye. Where the Cyclops would have his.
A good way to see this 'third eye' is to take a small torch and put the light against your forehead , so no light escapes. You will see your 'view 'brighten' even with your eyes closed. It is this third eye, that is believed to be the trigger for ...
I don't know who puts these ideas out there, but I can only blame fringe, "new age" believers. If you put a torch to your forehead the light is going to shine through your forehead and will be detected by your eyes - your normal two eyes, not any mythical, third eye.
Quote from: doris ... SAD, seasonal adjustment deficiency ( I think it stands for).
Seasonal affective disorder.
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