I believe that the sensory experience is an important part but is limited in the face of mind and multidimensional experience. — Jack Cummins
I don't think the five senses have evolved so much to help us "understand" the world as to allow us to survive and procreate in the world — prothero
I am suggesting the importance of mind in enabling us to be conscious creators of meaning. This is not denying the insights of neuroscientists, but I disputing the more behavioural perspective. The point which I am making is that we have choice in selecting, as minds, in selecting how to engage with the outer world. — Jack Cummins
It probably occurs subconscious in filtering our information to fit into our thought system and probably at the worst it sustains prejudice. But mindset is probably also a factor. For example, if one is feeling low in mood it would be more likely to tune into hearing comments of a critical nature. Concentration and attention also play a factor. I know that when I have been told that when I am busy concentrating on something, especially reading, I can become almost oblivious to my sensory surroundings. — Jack Cummins
Yes, I can see your point that food is the one aspect of the world that depends on the the multiple use of all the senses and this is probably due to the wiring of the brain for survival. — Jack Cummins
food is the only thing that stimulates all five senses. Food can be touched (with your hands), seen (with your eyes), tasted (with your tongue), smelt (with your nose), and, finally, heard (with your ears). — TheMadFool
Is this a useful means of encountering the world, as we know it? — Jack Cummins
Does it reach the limits of experience for the baseline, as the starting point of our philosophy adventures? — Jack Cummins
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