BOF Posted November 15, 2013 Moderator Share Posted November 15, 2013 I find it fascinating how someone blind from birth can read a book and picture what is going on. I don't know how somebody blind from birth can comprehend anything. Everything I think is based on pictures in my head. How do they apply descriptions or what they get from their other senses to anything?Touch gives them shapes, language gives them descriptions and the imagination puts the 2 together I suppose. As for colours, I guess they can't know what is what. Apart from black. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 I find it fascinating how someone blind from birth can read a book and picture what is going on. I don't know how somebody blind from birth can comprehend anything. Everything I think is based on pictures in my head. How do they apply descriptions or what they get from their other senses to anything? Touch gives them shapes, language gives them descriptions and the imagination puts the 2 together I suppose. As for colours, I guess they can't know what is what. Apart from black. Racist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCforever1991 Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 (edited) Their other senses are heightened, basically blind Superman... Edited November 15, 2013 by AVFCforever1991 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 But without being able to form an image I can't imagine how things could make sense. It's the glue that holds all my understanding together. If I was to suddenly become blind I would always refer to what I'd seen in the past. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted November 15, 2013 Moderator Share Posted November 15, 2013 But without being able to form an image I can't imagine how things could make sense. It's the glue that holds all my understanding together. If I was to suddenly become blind I would always refer to what I'd seen in the past.Hence my wonderment :-) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCforever1991 Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 But without being able to form an image I can't imagine how things could make sense. It's the glue that holds all my understanding together. If I was to suddenly become blind I would always refer to what I'd seen in the past. Maybe they are telepathic... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 I find it fascinating how someone blind from birth can read a book and picture what is going on. I don't know how somebody blind from birth can comprehend anything. Everything I think is based on pictures in my head. How do they apply descriptions or what they get from their other senses to anything?Touch gives them shapes, language gives them descriptions and the imagination puts the 2 together I suppose. As for colours, I guess they can't know what is what. Apart from black. How do you know they see black ? ( which was my question earlier ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted November 15, 2013 Moderator Share Posted November 15, 2013 When their eyes are closed, like ours, I'm going to assume the lack of light means it is black. Therefore we can describe that to them. The rest we can't. We can't even assume they ever see white in any particular scenario. Unless they look directly at the sun, which they mustn't because that'll damage their ... never mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coda Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 In the film Mask (with Eric Stoltz not Jim Carrey) the character works on a blind camp because of his disfigurement. He attempts to describe colours to a blind person by heating up a stone and saying this is red. The stone cools and this is blue. Can't get my head around that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8pints Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 (edited) I suppose it's what the colours symbolised to him Edited November 16, 2013 by 8pints Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villaajax Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 What does 8pints look like? I imagine Queeg 5000. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8pints Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 That is not far off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 What does 8pints look like? I imagine Queeg 5000. Isn't it Queeg 500 ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 That is not far off. But you had dreadlocks last week. Now you're bald? I am disappoint. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8pints Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 That is not far off. But you had dreadlocks last week. Now you're bald? I am disappoint. I didn't say it was 'spot on' did I? Although the sides and back of my head are shaved, funnily enough I was thinking about this yesterday, I bet VA, Ginko, 91 and you think my hair is like this but it's more like this at the moment - Bit longer on the top though...and shorter on the back and sides...ok, not like that either but it's the closest I could find...without posting a picture of myself...which I shall never do.... Ha! Ha! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOF Posted November 16, 2013 Moderator Share Posted November 16, 2013 Good. 'Shall' implies a level of uncertainty about it :-D 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 That is not far off. But you had dreadlocks last week. Now you're bald? I am disappoint. I didn't say it was 'spot on' did I? Although the sides and back of my head are shaved, funnily enough I was thinking about this yesterday, I bet VA, Ginko, 91 and you think my hair is like this Oh, but please. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCforever1991 Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8pints Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 Good. 'Shall' implies a level of uncertainty about it :-D Wait...wha'...ahhhh... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villaajax Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 Just man up and post a picture. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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