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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 28 2006 at 21:01
Originally posted by Sasquamo Sasquamo wrote:

Originally posted by cuncuna cuncuna wrote:

Blind. The visual part of life is the less meaningful, compared to be able to hear conversations, music, etc. In fact, if I had to choose between all senses, still I would dather go blind. Taste great food, (wich involves taste and smell), touch someone else, be able to have communication; it all seem much more relevant than appearances.

 

If I had to get rid of one of my senses I would go for taste.  Taste is nothing compared to the other senses, and besides, if food was tasteless to you, you'd probably never have to worry about overeating and becoming overweight.


Without taste, there would be no pleasure with food. Don't care much for eyesight if I have to choose. Blind, I would still be able to touch women, wich is far more pleasant than just look at them. Eyes provides a mirage, not the experience. In terms of work, I would become the Porno blind melomaniac, and show the world that pleasure comes from actions, not illusions.
    
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: October 28 2006 at 21:05
Originally posted by Jim Garten Jim Garten wrote:

Well here's a quandry... take for example Evelyn Glennie; one of the greatest living classical percussionists, yet profoundly deaf:



If I were deaf, I couldn't hear her; yet if I were blind, I couldn't see her... and she's such a hottie!

But not to be able to read (yes, audio books are available, but it's not the same), never to see another movie (a huge loss, in my case), to lose photography forever (both my admiration of the greats, and my own considerably poorer efforts)... and yes, as Peter says, to never see my wife or family/friends again.

Don't get me wrong, the loss of music as part of my life would be (at first) crippling, but on balance, if I had to choose... well, it's goodbye Pallas for ever!

...or does Pallas come under loss of taste?


Again: your love ones are still there when you close your eyes. No need to see them. You can feel them in your heart. People is much too iconic and rely too much in symbols and consensuated meanings. A photograph of a breast (sorry admin) is nothing compared to the touch of it (sorry again, admin).
    
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 04 2007 at 12:38
Originally posted by Peter Rideout Peter Rideout wrote:

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...or just that picture of Evelyn Glennie again

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 15 2007 at 22:44
I've listened to Motorhead & Ted Nugent to the point where if I'm Not deaf by now, the chances I don't have to worry about that. & I spent enough time during my youth in the washroom holding up my old Farrah Fawcett poster with one hand, and I can still see, so I think I'm immune to either handicap. Wink
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 16 2007 at 03:30
Regarding deafness, I suggest this movie: It's All Gone Pete Tong
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 23 2007 at 16:14
There are Blind Guardian,but not Deaf GuardianSmile
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 23 2007 at 16:17
I cant vote

i like my senses
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 24 2007 at 14:15
You don't go blind listening to Motorhead...
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 24 2007 at 15:21
I honestly can't decide.

Going blind would mean not seeing any movies and my favourite tv-show anymore. It would not mean no books anymore though, as someone suggested! Confused Blind people are able to enjoy literature as well.

But going deaf would mean no more music. That's at least as important, probably even more important.

Not being able to enjoy the beauty in nature and other people, that would be really really hard though. But considering that if I was to go deaf, I would still hear the ringing in my ears, and that would probably drive me to insanity as I couldn't hide it behind other sounds and not think about it anymore.

I don't know. I can't decide. Can't vote. I just hope I'll never go either deaf or blind.
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