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Sunday, November 28, 2010

Coffee Shop no. 15 - Just a Thought...

1. If we survived nuclear Armageddon how do you think we would change.

If we survived a nuclear Armageddon i think that we would concentrate on rebuilding our society first. If the scenario is really bad, then we would just care about surviving and getting enough food. Fear for future nuclear warfare will be a concern but we wouldn't take action to stop nuclear ware fare until we have reestablished a strong government.
Also enviroments would change, scientific data will be all anmollies. Almost every living thing will be altered. ~Project Z

Well a nucular armageddon would leave any survivors scarce and misplaced around the globe. Their first reaction would be to find food and shelter, but as well to find others. The survivors would need to team up, many might die from hunger or thirst, some from the shock and no exposure to their past luxurious liftimes would kill them. If they were caught in the nucleuar fall - out, they surley would not have made it. The nucular explosions would set off a nucular winter, and only those who could find a way to plant crops would survive. Society would not be able to re-build its self until the climate would stabilize. Nations would be a thing of the past, people would need to create a need government, America would have likley died before most people were killed if it had hit in this country, and the President would fly to a "top secret" facility and the country would be in panic. It would be complicated for the human race to survive, but like in all catastropies there is some who manage to survive, such as a volcanic eruption thousands of years ago that wiped man on earth to only 20 females that could give birth.
~Environmentalist

2. Do you think a blind person who has never been able to see thinks in shapes? To clarify, if he held a cube would he imagine a cube in his hand?

...If a blind man helded a cube, he would fell it. There would be no need to imagine a cube. ~Project Z

If a blind man held a cube in his hand, then he should be able to "visualize" the cube. We know that blind people still have a sense of space. For example, they can walk on streets with a sense of where the cars are, etc. Therefore, I believe that they would "see" the cube they feel quite accurately. ~Pomomarine

They would also have a "phantom" sense, by the slight air pressure differences and waves the movement makes. ~186000mps

Well he would be able to feel the cube, but he would not be able to visualize it if he had never seen one, he would probably try to make sense of it but it would be complicated. ~Environmentalist

I agree, somewhat, with the "Phantom sense" idea. People who are blind are known to have a stronger other sense to accommodate for their loss of sight. For example, there sense of hearing might be outstanding. Also, I think the blind person would be able to "see" a cube figure, enough to accurately describe its qualities (has six sides, etc.). However, I would think, if suddenly given sight, there would be a few revelations. Perhaps one thing he always thought would actually be different, but I think their visualization should be at least 85% accurate. ~Pomomarine

I agree with your hypothesis but if he was to suddenly be cured of his blindness his brain would not be able to process it so he would not be able to see... ~Bartumes


The hearing thing is only true because they have to rely on other senses to tell them about the world so the senses become more tuned... ~ZobyBlueberry

Yes. Blind people HAVE to rely on other senses as they don't have their sense of sight. ~Pomomarine


~Bartumes

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