How does mind differentiate between bad and good smells?
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Think of a smell like a bag of candy. Each smell is made up of multiple colored candies. When the smell goes into your nose, it’s like candy going down a conveyor belt. There are cells which are like workers along the conveyor belt who counts the candy that’s the same color as their shirt. Once they’ve counted these candies for a single smell, they’ll bring the total count to their manager. Their manager gets this information and labels it a “smell.” Next, based on how the manager’s mood that day, they will decide whether that smell is good or bad. The manager’s mood can be affected by many things. Current events that the manager saw on the TV can affect their mood positively or negatively. Similar to how you might hear sad news and feel sad, then there might be smells around you that you might just associate with sad (bad). Additionally, the manager might have also have a protocol book that lists specific counts or combinations of colors is a “good” or “bad” smell. This is similar to how your body already have code for what specific smells are good (fats, sugar, etc) and what smells are bad (farts, rot, etc)
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