If a cognitive process like emotion affects our sensory experience, then senses aren't really mind-independent, are they?

"External to the mind" sounds so... disembodied, but external to the body would exclude interoception and proprioception. I can see why there's controversy.

My background is psych/counseling, so I look at feelings and wonder whether they're sensed or cognated. Or maybe the distinction... isn't.

Agreed that everything is multisensory. For sure. The "33 senses" bit is what confused me, and the reference to ownership.

Though I'd argue that memory, meaning, and cognition are part of the perception team, too. Especially around auditory inputs and language processing.

Oh god, the Fetterman trash fire. I'm so sorry.

We all deserve better.

This article confuses me. I can see arguments to break up e.g. touch into, say, temp, itch, and tactile, but the article barely touches that and seems to focus on an implied argument that multisensory integration is... another sense? Multiples?

Is construction of meaning a "sense?"

Do you get a Senate election in 2026? It only takes a couple insurgent candidates to win "important" primaries and the whole party changes...

As it currently exists, yeah.

That's why changing the Democratic party is the first order of business. Is a fighter running for office in your district? If not, want to run?

And Joe Rogan is a big part of creating the environment where Fuentes can excel.