can we go beyond our senses?

Answer 1

Of course. You see it all the time when someone has lost one of them. My friend's sister is deaf but her other senses have far surpast all of ours. They heightened and develop more because they are relied more.

When we look at modern physics, we see a common thread binding the different branches of physics; they all deal with reality beyond the ranges of our senses. Specifically,

The Special Theory of Relativity dealing with objects at high speeds,
Quantum Mechanics and particle physics dealing with very small length scales and
Cosmology and Astrophysics, dealing with various phenomena in our universe.
Extrapolating physics from our reality to what lies beyond our senses involves deep philosophical assumptions. The philosophical basis of modern physics is a world view called scientific realism. In this view, the perceived reality is assumed to be a faithful representation of the physical universe out there. In other words, when we open our eyes and look at the world outside, what we see is assumed to be what is there to be seen. The space where the objects interact and the sense of time are all real. This philosophical stance is a good one - for most part. But when we extrapolate this stance beyond our sensory ranges, we need to modify our description to account for the possible distortions in reality. Looking at reality as a cognitive model distorted by the finite speed of light yields a compellingly simple understanding of the special theory of relativity. This way of looking at reality is, in fact, another philosophical stance, based on the notion from neuroscience that our reality is our brain's creation, almost identical to the Zen and Hindu view of the world.


In order to draw a better picture of nature, we have had to move beyond the power of the senses to acquire knowledge about the physics, chemistry, and biology that make our world work as it does. Thus scientists have spent the last century developing highly refined instruments so that we might better scrutinize our abilities.

Answer 2

Yes....

..and in many ways we do already without really thinking about it.

Example, when we are communicating with someone... we are using essentially sound (our sense of hearing). But we often say that we notice a persons 'body language' and that it contributes to the inter-communications (our sense of sight). some people say they can sense or 'smell fear' (our sense of smell, maybe?)

Answer 3

the only thing I know, hypothetically, is that I die......so what type of normality is that?, can we go beyond our senses?, senses are a vague way to describe existence, so existence is senses?, can we go beyond existence?.

Answer 4

It appears to me that many here have.

Answer 5

yes, thru our sub - concious (dreams, instinct, etc.)although we sometimes not aware of it.

Answer 6

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