tilthat: TIL a philosophy riddle from 1688 was recently solved. If a man born blind can feel the differences between shapes such as spheres and cubes, could he, if given the ability, distinguish those objects by sight alone? In 2003 five people had their sight restored though surgery, and, no they could not.
nentuaby: I love when apparently Deep questions turn out to have clear empirical answers.
Tangentially related, but look at an object and imagine what it would feel like on your tongue. Chances are you'll almost always be correct.
I bet that's because we all put a ridiculous amount of things in our mouths as babies.
"And what's the mouthfeel of this one.....mmmmhmmm. Excellent. Next."
https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/medical-you-asked/your-tongue-knows-how-world-feels#:~:text=Why%20is%20it%20that%20your,of%20nerves%20and%20mouthfeel%20memory.
Yep.
Talking like I don't lick random stuff as an adult
I disagree. Dick did not feel the way I expected it to feel at first. That may be an exception though.
Now imagine never having had a tongue in the first place before trying this.
You think you can still imagine the sensation without having had any experience?