I totally agree with you, Harish. Just as you've written, I am
totally blind, yet I don't feel blackness at any time. Something
keeps moving all the time and I always visualize people and even
sounds and scenes. As for the article is concerned, yes, primary
point is precisely as you said, how a blind man experiences a
phenomena like falling snow, although the writer has given too much
emphasis on the word "silence". So our friends should not lose sight
of the main point, not getting distracted either by the beauty of
the words or by the absence of more details on how the blind man
actually felt. In fact, if any of us has actually felt a snow fall,
he/she must come forward and tell us about it.
Regards,
Sandeep
At 06:49 AM 18-08-09, you wrote:
Hi Subramani
May be, However, the primary inquiry is how a blind person
experience a visual stimuli. He later goes on to hypothise by the
use of silence.
How can a blind person feel happy in a snowfall which is a visual
treat. How can he elicit response without the stimuli. This I guess
is what he was trying to answer.
For a sighted vision is the most important sensory input.
experiencing snow is a multi sensoryactivity. So you have the touch,
the ambient noise and even some arroma floating in that area which
in entirety contributes to the feeling of joy.
Absence of this visual input seems such a calaminity that the
sighted can't appreciate the other sensory organs and dub that the
other sense organs become sharper. This is what I call the mindset.
There is one more thing that one can share on this subject. I am as
such totally blind and can't percieve light. However, I don't
experience darkness even under total dark condition.
There is always something moving and some light and I guess my
visual cortex would be active. With the cues comming in I tend to
build up a visual frame and I don't do it deliberately. If I read a
book which is well described visually and the voice is well
modulated I do enjoy it visually as I was watching a movie.
How is it with you guys? Should be interesting to exchange notes on it.
I do fear this would generate heat on the list. I'll pull the plug
when it becomes very hot.
I have culled out the original posting for it was very long and
those wanting to refer to it pl go to the first posting on it.
Harish Kotian
----- Original Message -----
From: "Subramani L" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, August 17, 2009 3:55 PM
Subject: Re: [AI] How could a blind man watch the snow?
>I thought it was a wonderful idea -to touch and feel the snow or just
> listen to the snow crackle and understanding its presence in silence.
> Beautiful and very poetic. I think the blind man analogy is basically
> for effect.
>
> Subramani
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