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A_Notion_to_Motion t1_iwvg3o0 wrote

Reply to comment by jsshouldbeworking in do we know how chameleons "see" Things with two independent eyes? Is it integrated? Side by side? by VivendusMoriendumEst

>You see the map of the world that your brain makes from the input

Which totally makes sense and doesn't seem strange at all until you start thinking about it as an actual image. When I open my eyes I see the world around me, that tree over there is an actual tree that I'm staring at from a distance. But in another sense it's not the world out there at all but an image of it. So that tree over there is actually an image of a tree "right here". In fact everything we see is an image that is made "right here" next to all the other images that we make. But where exactly is that image? What is it made of, how big is it?

So many weird questions come up when thought about from that perspective.

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louploupgalroux t1_iwvqvn9 wrote

I remember my city's science museum had an exhibit on optics. There were goggles you could wear that would simulate eyes of different animals while you walked around some obstacles. It took some time to get used to.

The horse goggles were really trippy. Couldn't see in front, but could see wide on the sides.

Fun project for any DIY scientists out there that want something neat to bring to parties.

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VivendusMoriendumEst OP t1_ixkn5f1 wrote

Uh TBH I'm specifically about those goggles though field of view and stuff can be simulated I'm a bit unconvinced we really understand animal (or even human) senses and qualia that well, but cool exhibit!

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Micahzz t1_iwvveja wrote

The Kantian idea of transcendental idealism describes this pretty well in my opinion.

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