If forced, which of your six senses would you give up?

United States
February 3, 2010 7:33pm CST
What do you think you could live without? How would your daily life change because of that one missing sense (see, touch, feel, taste, smell, and idea)? Why would it change?
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
4 Feb 10
I am an artist and my sight is really important to me. I wouldn't be able to paint if I couldn't see the colours. Losing my sight would be really hard, and it would change my life a lot. Losing my hearing would also be a serious problem, because I love music, and I really enjoy listening to music, composing my own music, playing the piano etc. I would miss music a lot if I lost my hearing. If I had to choose I know that I wouldn't choose my sight or my hearing and that leaves smell, taste and touch. I guess I would choose my sense of touch.
• United States
4 Feb 10
Great words - I don't think I would be able to live without seeing or hearing. But, that'd only be after I've known what hearing and seeing would look like - for someone to be blind or incapable of hearing at birth would be a different matter I think. Thanks for your opinions. =)
@bounce58 (17387)
• Canada
4 Feb 10
Maybe the sense of hearing. I often find things a little bit noisy. I hate to be in the company of a lot of kids, as sometimes I find them a little bit rowdy. And I am always finding a quiet spot where I could rest my ears. With this, then maybe the hearing can go, if really forced. The couple of changes I think I have to do, is learn sign language and learn to read lips. So, just I could still go on have a normal life.
• United States
4 Feb 10
Interesting thoughts there. I contradict because music and listening to the rain is a great way to comfort myself. I've never really thought about seeing the world from a different viewpoint (as in silence, or shades of gray) and I find myself a very lucky human to still have all my senses. Thanks for your opinions.
@cripfemme (7698)
• United States
4 Feb 10
I always thought there was only five senses. I never thought of the ability to think as a sense, but it makes sense to include it. I think I would give up sight because nowadays you can at least go to the museum and have things described to you. They even let you, on special occasions, touch the art if you can't see. There is no musical equivalent for deaf people. As far as touching and tasting, I wouldn't like to give up those two. I wouldn't give up smell either because they say that 40% of your ability to taste is based on smell.