Ty21 Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 With a gun barrel in your mouth you speak in nothing but vowels 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwny Posted July 13, 2018 Author Share Posted July 13, 2018 If a man is born blind and learns to distinguish between a sphere and a cube by touch alone, if he one day gains the ability to see, would he then be able to immediately distinguish between the two by only using sight? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shady Slim Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 i assume so because he'll recognise the shape of the textures ie the pointy bit of the cube compared to the roundness (which he would recognise the feel of the curvature of from when he was blind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugashane Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 2 hours ago, Tyty said: With a gun barrel in your mouth you speak in nothing but vowels Pretty rude to assume I know nothing in ASL... You're right for the most part, but still. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKTexans Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 Me and my fiancee had a discussion the other day. Do we see the same colours? The BBC kind of sum it up below. Bit of a mind bender. http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20120209-do-we-all-see-the-same-colours Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKTexans Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 8 hours ago, Heimdallr said: Yep. Also, the sport revolves primarily around drinking, so that is a plus. Should be playing hurling IMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theJ Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 6 hours ago, Tyty said: With a gun barrel in your mouth you speak in nothing but vowels 6 hours ago, pwny said: If a man is born blind and learns to distinguish between a sphere and a cube by touch alone, if he one day gains the ability to see, would he then be able to immediately distinguish between the two by only using sight? Bringing the abstract 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D82 Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 Short and sweet, just the way I like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwny Posted July 13, 2018 Author Share Posted July 13, 2018 6 hours ago, Shady Slim said: i assume so because he'll recognise the shape of the textures ie the pointy bit of the cube compared to the roundness (which he would recognise the feel of the curvature of from when he was blind But - assuming he doesn’t have something to use as a reference point, would he be able to process what pointy and roundness look like? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKTexans Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 37 minutes ago, D82 said: Short and sweet, just the way I like it. That's what she said Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ET80 Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 45 minutes ago, UKTexans said: That's what she said I feel sorry for your woman, then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malfatron Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 2 minutes ago, ET80 said: I feel sorry for your woman, then. better than short and bitter anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TLO Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 49 minutes ago, pwny said: But - assuming he doesn’t have something to use as a reference point, would he be able to process what pointy and roundness look like? If he sees TyTy he’ll know what roundness looks like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dome Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 Just now, Malfatron said: better than short and bitter anyway or salty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKTexans Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 19 minutes ago, ET80 said: I feel sorry for your woman, then. Ahem I was referring to Mrs D82 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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