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Sense of sight is the most important for humans, right? Your hierarchy of senses is not objective

Humans have many senses – it’s a myth that there are only 5. However, there are 5 senses that traditionally are considered to be the most important – sight, hearing, touch, taste and smell. Interestingly, most of us actually consider their importance in this exact order, but is it a universal concept? Scientists from the University of York say that it is definitely not.

Traditionally we tend to think that the sight is the most important sense for us – it gives us the biggest amount of information. However, scientists argue that that this idea is not universal across all cultures. In other words, while biological and evolutionary factors definitely are important, scientists think…

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 Sense of sight is the most important for humans, right? Your hierarchy of senses is not objective

Humans have many senses – it’s a myth that there are only 5. However, there are 5 senses that traditionally are considered to be the most important – sight, hearing, touch, taste and smell. Interestingly, most of us actually consider their importance in this exact order, but is it a universal concept?

Using All Our Senses in an Age Obsessed With Sight

Common sayings such as “Seeing is believing” and “I’ve seen the light” neatly express our modern faith in the power of eyesight to capture the truth. Whether we’re surfing the internet, picking a restaurant or talking with co-workers, we value visual cues.

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