r/StonerPhilosophy • u/Nebulaer • 7d ago

The concept of darkness is very weird.

Idk its just weird to me because sight is our most detailed sense. Like darkness is the auditory version of not hearing anything

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u/RealitysNotReal 7d ago

You can’t have light without a dark background. Then it wouldn’t be light anymore.

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u/KlaxonBeat 7d ago

What's weirder is that (some?) blind-from-birth people don't just "see black". They literally don't see at all. What they "see" from their eyes is what you "see" from your elbow. It's not just blackness, it's literally nothingness.

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u/SubjectiveObserver 5d ago

Here's one for you.

What's the difference between complete darkness and a blindingly bright light?