... That is, the mindset in Indian thought is that what we hear is what's most important, and the rishis and gurus are those who have been able to tune into the sounds of reality, whereas we in the West think what we see is what's most important, and thus we have words like seer

... And what have we found? That the more we penetrate what we previously considered impenetrable, the more we have realized that there are, in fact, smaller and smaller components of the Universe...

Thus, sound is an energy: rishis make out the subtler sounds of the world, tap into the sonic energy of the world, and that they say is reality. Sight, too is an energy: particle physicists make out the subtler sights of the world, tap into the physical* energy of the world, and that they say is reality. Are the two really different?

... Is not the unification of the world, then, the energy that underlies all things?

I certainly have criticised his ideas, specifically I criticise his idea that the sensory apparatus of a particular geographical group of people operates differently to that of people in other parts of the world. And I haven't said his ideas seem strange to me, I said they are racist and absurd, for stated reasons.

This is interesting. I hadn't head this: Culturally-divergent emphasis on a particular sense. It's not so large a leap to accept as plausible.

It bloody well is. Have you really thought about this Khethil? Put yourself in the place of a child growing up in India: do you really think that child is going to use his eyes and ears differently to a child in Peru?

This is interesting. I hadn't head this: Culturally-divergent emphasis on a particular sense. It's not so large a leap to accept as plausible.



It could well be. I believe that a lot of people see it this way; perhaps this unification already exists, and there are just those of us who don't 'feel' it to be significant.

You bring up some interesting implications here; not the least of which is giving rise to the possibility that there are other sensory "levels" we simply can't perceive. Last night, I saw the beginning of a show my wife and I like ("Mythbusters") where they're about to prove or disprove that plants could actually sense moods and responded to the emotional tenor of those around them. As of right now, I don't know where they ended up, but it seems there's a good number who believe they do.

My point here is that I think your questions & suggestions have validity. I just wish I knew more and/or had that "extra organ" with which to sense whatever universality there may be.

Thanks