it is also a fact that different things will taste different to different people, so who knows how *anything* tastes for real? dee

On 10 Aug 2009, at 01:37, Indi wrote:

But it is the silver, at least for all intents and purposes.

Actually, there is always a chemical explanation for how a given taste
occurs. We percieve the output and say "tastes like ________".
Will you say, when informed of the chemical reaction that causes the
characteristic flavor of vanilla, "it isn't the vanilla"? Well you could,
but it's pretty much pointless...
In fact, if you want to be really pedantic there is no sensation anywhere
but that which is manufactured in our brains. :)

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indi

On Sun, Aug 09, 2009 at 05:07:32AM -0400, Ode Coyote wrote: