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| Domesticated |
Imagine for a second that a child was born deaf, blind, mute and with no sense of touch, taste or smell.
Provided continued existence, do you think this child would develop human-level intelligence and come to question the nature of their existence and location? Or would the absolute absence of external stimulus prevent them from doing anything but existing like an animal? |
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| Vivid Boy |
| i think they would jerk off alot. |
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| denys envy |
| what is it with you and jerking off tonight, eric? |
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| Sunsnail |
| I think its development would be limited without language |
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| Domesticated |
They have no proprioception either.
As far as they know, they have no body. |
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| Vivid Boy |
| i have no clue. btw. i made that comment on your facebook and im going to erase it i didnt realize it was facebook haha. |
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| iTranscendence |
| Without sensory perception how would you define the fact that you actually existed. |
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| denys envy |
| quote: | Originally posted by Vivid Boy
i have no clue. btw. i made that comment on your facebook and im going to erase it i didnt realize it was facebook haha. |
lol. |
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| simplcake |
| quote: | Originally posted by Domesticated
Imagine for a second that a child was born deaf, blind, mute and with no sense of touch, taste or smell.
Provided continued existence, |
thats ed up |
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| Domesticated |
| quote: | Originally posted by iTranscendence
Without sensory perception how would you define the fact that you actually existed. |
Exactly my point. I think this has potential to be an interesting discussion.
Could the brain even function without any kind of sensory input? I have a feeling that guy on here who studied neuroscience is going to come and answer this question definitively and ruin the discussion. |
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| yukii |
i like this thought, similar to one of the books im reading, it asked, if you're riding a train how would you know it's in motion if your windows are covered and you don't feel your surroundings like your back against the chair, your feet on the floor, etc.. you could be stationary, and you could be in motion..
as far as being blind, deaf, mute, and without his senses.. i don't know how else it would realize it's own existence or experience anything.. the mind gets stimulated when you're young bc of the stimuli around you, without that, then i guess that person would be the equivalent of a piece of broccoli :conf: |
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| iTranscendence |
| quote: | Originally posted by Domesticated
Exactly my point. I think this has potential to be an interesting discussion.
Could the brain even function without any kind of sensory input? I have a feeling that guy on here who studied neuroscience is going to come
and answer this question definitively and ruin the discussion. |
I've pondered on this question for many years. The only thing that defines the corporeal from the ethereal is our ability to perceive it. Matter is merely super condensed energy, so from where does all this energy flow. |
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