• gmtom@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    I’ve heard the 5 senses justified in that they are the 5 “external” senses and the rest are about internal sensing like your sense of hunger. It’s still a bit of a reach but much better than the pure classical view.

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      7 months ago

      True, but even with the external ones, you still get at least six.

      Sensory systems, or senses, are often divided into external (exteroception) and internal (interoception) sensory systems. Human external senses are based on the sensory organs of the eyes, ears, skin, nose, mouth and the vestibular system.

      From the wiki article