how do we know if we perceive colours the same way?
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I’ve thought the same thing about taste as well. Does chocolate taste the same to me as it does to you? We’ll never know.
This post got tagged “Biology”, but the question is almost more one of “Philosophy”.
We don’t know, for sure, that other people experience things the same way that we do.
This post got tagged “Biology”, but the question is almost more one of “Philosophy”.
We don’t know, for sure, that other people experience things the same way that we do.
We don’t see the same colors. I’ve been through this enough. Women see more shades of purple than men. Colorblind see less than average people do. In the end, we all do our thing and get by.
We don’t see the same colors. I’ve been through this enough. Women see more shades of purple than men. Colorblind see less than average people do. In the end, we all do our thing and get by.
This post got tagged “Biology”, but the question is almost more one of “Philosophy”.
We don’t know, for sure, that other people experience things the same way that we do.
We don’t see the same colors. I’ve been through this enough. Women see more shades of purple than men. Colorblind see less than average people do. In the end, we all do our thing and get by.
Oh yay. This one again! My favorite because, guess what? We KNOW some people see different colors.
A very small percentage of women have 4 types of cones. Most people only have 3.
We actually knew this was a possibility BEFORE it could be proven due to dissection of cadaver eyes, but could not prove it due to the problem described in this philosophy question..
Technology had to catch up. Enter LED monitors. They made a custom monitor with 4 leds. Red, green, blue, and yellow. On half the screen they used normal RGB to make a solid color, on the other half they mixed all 4 to make the same color. Only the women with 4 cones could tell the difference.
Oh yay. This one again! My favorite because, guess what? We KNOW some people see different colors.
A very small percentage of women have 4 types of cones. Most people only have 3.
We actually knew this was a possibility BEFORE it could be proven due to dissection of cadaver eyes, but could not prove it due to the problem described in this philosophy question..
Technology had to catch up. Enter LED monitors. They made a custom monitor with 4 leds. Red, green, blue, and yellow. On half the screen they used normal RGB to make a solid color, on the other half they mixed all 4 to make the same color. Only the women with 4 cones could tell the difference.
Oh yay. This one again! My favorite because, guess what? We KNOW some people see different colors.
A very small percentage of women have 4 types of cones. Most people only have 3.
We actually knew this was a possibility BEFORE it could be proven due to dissection of cadaver eyes, but could not prove it due to the problem described in this philosophy question..
Technology had to catch up. Enter LED monitors. They made a custom monitor with 4 leds. Red, green, blue, and yellow. On half the screen they used normal RGB to make a solid color, on the other half they mixed all 4 to make the same color. Only the women with 4 cones could tell the difference.
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