Received: from mail-yx0-f189.google.com ([209.85.213.189]:32844) by stodi.digitalkingdom.org with esmtps (TLSv1:RC4-SHA:128) (Exim 4.76) (envelope-from ) id 1SExvy-0006da-07; Tue, 03 Apr 2012 00:13:45 -0700 Received: by yenm3 with SMTP id m3sf3681586yen.16 for ; Tue, 03 Apr 2012 00:13:35 -0700 (PDT) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=googlegroups.com; s=beta; h=x-beenthere:received-spf:mime-version:in-reply-to:references:date :message-id:subject:from:to:x-original-sender :x-original-authentication-results:reply-to:precedence:mailing-list :list-id:x-google-group-id:list-post:list-help:list-archive:sender :list-subscribe:list-unsubscribe:content-type; bh=WilOB1BFvBGFJIO67oWjpzoo2DGESu/e9EI2vmMayWo=; b=ifZ/DwoMPGe0LHhfaQrg/qdHE0pntoE9cLrfTJI3nvn7AuzSGjE8G8fAhTUvQVjuw5 JT+WpsLFulnfsZ3tPDsidC7d1v7PfMT2+yvHeRniEVmJrA87Rv8tsLZNdwWRd8cAOCrp NDknomjvxAJHrPP3bVhSLe53atoQaGH8l8mug= Received: by 10.50.217.137 with SMTP id oy9mr184453igc.2.1333437204010; Tue, 03 Apr 2012 00:13:24 -0700 (PDT) X-BeenThere: lojban@googlegroups.com Received: by 10.50.155.233 with SMTP id vz9ls8769205igb.3.canary; Tue, 03 Apr 2012 00:13:23 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.50.76.133 with SMTP id k5mr6807738igw.2.1333437203586; Tue, 03 Apr 2012 00:13:23 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.50.76.133 with SMTP id k5mr6807737igw.2.1333437203574; Tue, 03 Apr 2012 00:13:23 -0700 (PDT) Received: from mail-iy0-f177.google.com (mail-iy0-f177.google.com [209.85.210.177]) by gmr-mx.google.com with ESMTPS id eo1si4142109igc.0.2012.04.03.00.13.23 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=OTHER); Tue, 03 Apr 2012 00:13:23 -0700 (PDT) Received-SPF: pass (google.com: domain of escaaape@gmail.com designates 209.85.210.177 as permitted sender) client-ip=209.85.210.177; Received: by mail-iy0-f177.google.com with SMTP id y10so6523601iak.36 for ; Tue, 03 Apr 2012 00:13:23 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: by 10.50.188.199 with SMTP id gc7mr7938219igc.40.1333437203488; Tue, 03 Apr 2012 00:13:23 -0700 (PDT) Received: by 10.64.18.113 with HTTP; Tue, 3 Apr 2012 00:13:23 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <25230198.865.1333436752567.JavaMail.geo-discussion-forums@ynej3> References: <16468031.1003.1333378531585.JavaMail.geo-discussion-forums@pbjk8> <6700499.1894.1333408401945.JavaMail.geo-discussion-forums@ynjx8> <25230198.865.1333436752567.JavaMail.geo-discussion-forums@ynej3> Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2012 09:13:23 +0200 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [lojban] Re: No language has separate words for odors. Let's create them. From: Escape Landsome To: lojban@googlegroups.com X-Original-Sender: escaaape@gmail.com X-Original-Authentication-Results: gmr-mx.google.com; spf=pass (google.com: domain of escaaape@gmail.com designates 209.85.210.177 as permitted sender) smtp.mail=escaaape@gmail.com; dkim=pass header.i=@gmail.com Reply-To: lojban@googlegroups.com Precedence: list Mailing-list: list lojban@googlegroups.com; contact lojban+owners@googlegroups.com List-ID: X-Google-Group-Id: 1004133512417 List-Post: , List-Help: , List-Archive: Sender: lojban@googlegroups.com List-Subscribe: , List-Unsubscribe: , Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 X-Spam-Score: -0.7 (/) X-Spam_score: -0.7 X-Spam_score_int: -6 X-Spam_bar: / Well I know that our conscience of color is NOT set in the data of wavelengths, at least there are three receptors, R G B, and then post-treatment of the signal in other (cingular ?) areas, this is done in a way such that if you look at a green spot in a red environment you do not see the same color than in a light green one. Yet, what then ? The same is true with smell and taste, so ==> by the very same argument that tells us we should lojbanize the chemical composition of a taste, we should also, to remain logical, lojbanize [ (R:100%, G:30%, B:60%) | Cingular Area : red context | and so on ] which I find very logical indeed, but pretty scary -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "lojban" group. To post to this group, send email to lojban@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to lojban+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/lojban?hl=en.