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samtheonlyone t1_jaaoa80 wrote

Do you mean all just nerve stimuli? In that case, yes, they're all the same, but otherwise, try and convince me sight is like touching with you eyeballs

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Thesius47 t1_jaaowik wrote

Photons are hitting your retinas. They are a particle/wave duality and touching your eyes

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[deleted] OP t1_jaaon1o wrote

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Jump_Like_A_Willys t1_jaau0n0 wrote

Molecules (or photons) aren’t psychic, and our sensory receptors aren’t psychic either. So of course a receptor needs to come into physical contact with a molecule or photons.

I wouldn’t say they are all a variation on the sense of touch, but rather all senses — including touch — are a variation on the stimulation of sensory receptors.

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