I wonder...

BC · June 13, 2015, 11:42:12 PM

Let's say we had a person who had been blind their entire life.

Somehow doctors are able to give this person the ability to see. But, when the person first opens their eyes, all they see is a panel of the colors in the rainbow. Now they have seen color and knows what specific colors look like. You then blind fold them, and ask them to guess what color certain things are.

For example, based on what they know about fire, and the heat generated, what color would they think fire would be. How about the sky? Anything.

It would be very interesting to see if you can answer correclty based off seeing a palette of colors and applying it to what you know.

Verbatim · June 13, 2015, 11:47:16 PM

They'd have a hard time guessing correctly. Especially because everything comes in every color, basically.

Ingy · June 13, 2015, 11:48:28 PM

Unless they have been told specially what color an object is, they would have no way of guessing it

Humans aren't born with natural preconceptions to what things look like

If you think about it, a description of an object lends no helping hand to what the color of the object is

BC · June 13, 2015, 11:48:33 PM

Quote from: Verbatim on June 13, 2015, 11:47:16 PM

They'd have a hard time guessing correctly. Especially because everything comes in every color, basically.

True, but basic fire and such would be red.

If they guessed blue, you have to wonder what they were picturing.

BC · June 13, 2015, 11:49:27 PM

Quote from: Ingloriouswho98 on June 13, 2015, 11:48:28 PM

Unless they have been told specially what color an object is, they would have no way of guessing it

Humans aren't born with natural preconceptions to what things look like

If you think about it, a description of an object lends no helping hand to what the color of the object is

I know, and that's the point. They are just blankly guessing. And it would interesting if they immediately associate the color red with being hot, upon first seeing ut

Ingy · June 13, 2015, 11:51:47 PM

Quote from: BC on June 13, 2015, 11:49:27 PM

Quote from: Ingloriouswho98 on June 13, 2015, 11:48:28 PM
Unless they have been told specially what color an object is, they would have no way of guessing it

Humans aren't born with natural preconceptions to what things look like

If you think about it, a description of an object lends no helping hand to what the color of the object is

I know, and that's the point. They are just blankly guessing. And it would interesting if they immediately associate the color red with being hot, upon first seeing ut

No they wouldn't [assuming no one has ever educated them on color]

They would have no knowledge or experience to make that connection

See, our connection with color and object are so deeply ingrained in our heads that you think it would be natural

But it's not

So you can only imagine how blind people must feel