Which would you give up?

[tai95]

So if lack of sight, even though we act like it enhances hearing, actually tends to make people utilize hearing to a higher accuracy, would not lack of smell remove a crutch in some manner and enhance a person's ability to taste?

After all smell and taste are not listed as the same sense. So it would not make logical sense that the loss of one would diminish the other.

It would seem that way, but in fact about 70% of what you taste is based on scent. Here is a link with more information about this relationship.
http://www.ktca.org/newtons/11/tstesmll.html

 

[rosita]

I just think it would be too difficult, when GIVEN the choice, to live without sight, sound, touch and smell. I'm not always too into food, anyway, just sustenance, so taste can be sacrificed if must be. :sim:

 

[hurdledude1298]

i picked taste. im very picky about what i eat so maybe i wouldnt be. plus i have to see (fish) and i have to hear because i love music and playing my trombone. life would suck if u couldn't feel. and i love smelling cookies and BROWNIES!

 

[Lila]

Smell. I enjoy all the other senses too much. I think I could live without smell.

As for losing the sense of taste with smell, it's not completely true. One of my closest friends has no sense of smell, but he certainly can taste things.

Lila

 

[lucas68]

I picked hearing. I couldn't imagine not seeing my little girls smiling face ever again, but I would gladly give up listening to my wife complain about something.

 

[mermaiden78]

The one i wanted to vote for is not on there... The 6th one i dont like seeing dead people!!!!! I would love it if that one would just go away!!!! Just kidding i really dont know that is a hard to decide!

 

[mishi8]

Smell. However, if I had to only choose between hearing and seeing, I would give up hearing (My hearing is slowly deteriorating as I get older anyway!)

My grandmother lost her sense of smell due to nasal/sinus surgery. Definitely affected her ability to taste, thus she had a hard time with using seasonings in cooking...was always careful not to over-season. However, habit kept her from eating foods she never liked the taste of, so losing her sense of smell didn't make her a less picky eater. :

 

[earwick]

Weird thing half my shcool is deaf and you can see not hearing as a bad thing or a gift. They talk to others with there hand and if your mad at your deaf friend and wont talk you just close your eyes and not a care in the world =]

 

[UncaBret]

Had to go with smell. I love to cook, I love music, I love to shoot and I love my family so the others would be harder to part with.
I'm looking at cataract surgery in the next year or so.(sorry, unintentional pun) :thud:
I have the eyes of a 65 year old. He wants them back and he's ticked off at what I've done to them!

 

[Slappy*McFish]

Smell all the way. I couldn't imagine not ever being able to see again...and no way I'd give up my hearing...I love music too much. Touch?...not in a million years...imagine sex without a sense of touch...lol.... Not too exciting, huh?
I also love eating and it would totally suck never being able to taste again.
But smell I could live without. Especially with all the noxious odors that one has to endure throughout their lifetime.