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That's interesting, but I still don't think it says that blind people have heightened senses.
The guild for the blind says:
HEIGHTENED SENSES MYTH – Many people are under the impression that when a person loses one sense that the others become better developed. This is only a myth—there is no scientific evidence of heightened abilities. Those affected, however, may appear to have better hearing or sense of touch, but what is really happening is that they have learned to use and rely on these other senses out of necessity, therefore, they attend more readily to these stimuli than those with all senses intact.
Another experiment I read about where normally sighted people were blind folded and went up against blind people in determining an objects location, the blind people faired better, but only slightly. What the experiment concluded was that blind people, through years of their condition, have honed their skills to a greater degree that people who are used to using their eyes. However, their senses were not heightened.
Blind people can't hear better...they just rely on it more so they learn to concentrate on what they are hearing and separate the different sources of sound.
A little paraphrased excerpt from the film "Butterflies are Free"
Jill: Is it true that blind people have a sixth sense?
Don: No, if we did we'd still only have five now wouldn't we? Sure, our sense of taste touch and smell may be more developed, but that's cause we use them more.
What the experiment concluded was that blind people, through years of their condition, have honed their skills to a greater degree that people who are used to using their eyes.
Agreed.
What a great discussion this has been. I very much enjoyed it. I thought your points were articulated intelligently and without bias. I look forward to more discussions in the future.
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