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>they imagine that they see something and lack the language to convey the imagined unperceived object, the notion of phantasia or aphantasia is merely a by-prod
by jpfromlondon 20d ago
>they imagine that they see something and lack the language to convey the imagined unperceived object, the notion of phantasia or aphantasia is merely a by-product of the term "picture it in your mind's eye" or the like, leading many ignorant people to believe that something is literally rendered within the individual's head.
I think by any reasonable definition everyone has aphantasia, which is why it's a nothing burger.
- estearum 19d agoYet you decline to offer an explanation for the observed physiological differences between people who self-report aphantasia and those who do not? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49473050 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49473050 Intellectually lazy, to be honest.