Philosophy Wire by Spiros Kakos [2021-09-10]: Scientists report that functional olfactory receptors, the sensors that detect odors in the nose, are also present in human Taste cells found on the tongue. The findings suggest that interactions between the senses of Smell and taste, the primary components of food flavor, may begin on the tongue and not in the brain, as previously thought. [1] Smell that rose. You know it is lovely. In a cosmos of decay and tragedy, you taste greatness. In a world of death and suffering, you smell happiness. Sensing the cosmos has nothing to do with this cosmos. The only thing senses offer are a small window beyond the world you live in. The only reason to trust your senses is because they have nothing to do with sensing the thing sou see... You are dying now... Not yet, not yet... Can you smell that beautiful apple?

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