The blind man who taught himself to see
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The blind man who taught himself to see
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#2"He’s tired of being told that the blind are best served by staying close to home..."
Kudos to him. It's amazing how people have the ability to reprogram their bodies in order to break their handicap.
Reminds me of a story "Blind Teen Gamer Obliterates Foes" http://www.wired.com/gaming/gamingreviews/news/2005/07/68333
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#3Wow. What an incredibly uplifting story.
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#4How do you "explain" to someone who was born blind that he is "blind"?
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#5Not sure why he wouldn't use this, this seems vastly superior to the system he uses:
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#6Please please please don't link to pages that open the print dialog :(
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#7No more print articles, please. I'm tired of print dialogs popping up, un-asked-for. Use Readability if you don't like the layout.
http://www.mensjournal.com/the-blind-man-who-taught-himself-...
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#8What the ? How is this even possible ? Am I the only one doubting the story ?
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#9How do you "explain" to someone who was born blind that he is "blind"?
Beautiful question.
You could also ask if blind people are able to perceive vision in dreams. To which the answer, I believe, is that they simply cannot, due to the fact that their brains have no notion of a visual image.
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#10Amazing that his mind adapted so that he in fact sees (the echo as a flash of light). I don't think this is a fake story since what we see happens in the mind, not in our eyes.