tilthat: TIL a philosophy riddle from 1688 was recently solved. If a man born blind can feel the differences between shapes such as spheres and cubes, could he, if given the ability, distinguish those objects by sight alone? In 2003 five people had their sight restored though surgery, and, no they could not.
nentuaby: I love when apparently Deep questions turn out to have clear empirical answers.
How is that a "philosophy riddle"? It seems to be a very straightforward yes or no question.
Philosophy used to be more or less just that. Basically science without the actual testing, but just overthinking a problem.