was reminded of lewis' out of the silent planet as we watched the sun setting last night. at least, i think it was lewis. it could have been an asimov short story...don't remember. anyway, the author created the martian race to have enhanced sensory capability. sound, sight, and touch somehow merged into one sensation--an overwhelming experience for humans. anible mentioned a movie (city of angels?) that had angels hearing music in the sunrise, which made me think of the lewis/asimov story.
i wonder if humans started out with one sense--if our minds were able to interpret signals from ears and skin and eyes etc. into a coherent whole--but the fall splintered it into five pieces...