Dreams

[penlid]

If a person was born with no sight, they wouldn't know what things looked like (there size, shape etc.), so what would they dream about?

[Octavius]

Probably from experiences through the other senses such as emotions, sound and smell. Also from the sounds they can receive descriptions (from sighted people) and emotional feeling (such as music) which would provide imagination and sub-conscious thought patterns - the basis of most of our dreams.

[Shadow Man]

A similar cunnendrum entered my thoughts only the other day penlid.

There was an charity request advert for children born deaf and blind. It was harping on about how lonely their life was etc.

If you lost your primary senses after being born, yes I agree it would be dreadful, but these children born like it are probably happy as a sandboy.

They would be born with the "pleasure principle" so when food, warmth, shelter, water and maybe even physical (and later in life sexual, arousal is given to them, they would be happy.

It is a concept I nor any psychologist can truly fathom, but I was not moved by the advert at all.

Being born blind and deaf can not be that bad.

Sorry to digress a little.

[mycats]

I was EXACTLY the same shadowman! I really really cant understand it, how do they teach them anything - any form of communication?? Amazing

[kyra16]

omg! penlid like everyone else i was thinking about this the other day...lol weird huh?
i've always wondered what they "see" in their dreams.