# What do blind people dream?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-blind-people-dream/94597>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [November 21, 2001, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-blind-people-dream/94597 "2001-11-21T15:50:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![whatever1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/8dc957/32.png) [@whatever1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whatever1)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2001, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-blind-people-dream/94597/1 "2001-11-21T15:50:39Z")

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I was wondering what blind people dream, or someone whos blind and deaf

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**Author:** ![Unbeliever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Unbeliever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unbeliever)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2001, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-blind-people-dream/94597/2 "2001-11-21T15:59:33Z")

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What blind people see in their dreams depends on how much they could ever see. If someone has been totally blind since birth they only have auditory dreams.  
If they ever had some sight blurred or complete the dreams are related to the amount of sight they used to have.  
most of the information you seek you will find here

[http://www.studentbmj.com/back\_issues/0501/education/140.html](http://www.studentbmj.com/back_issues/0501/education/140.html)  
Respectfully  
The Unbeliever.

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**Author:** ![Unbeliever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Unbeliever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unbeliever)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2001, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-blind-people-dream/94597/3 "2001-11-21T16:01:47Z")

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Sorry I forgot a second adresse :

[http://www.newscientist.com/lastword/answers/708body.jsp](http://www.newscientist.com/lastword/answers/708body.jsp)

Respectfully  
The Unbeliever

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**Author:** ![Olentzero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/90ced4/32.png) [@Olentzero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Olentzero)\
**Post date:** [November 21, 2001, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-do-blind-people-dream/94597/4 "2001-11-21T16:09:53Z")

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Welcome, **whatever1**. Glad to have you aboard. As you’ll find if you stay around here long enough, our venerable chief Cecil Adams has expounded on any number of subjects, including this very one. You’ll find his answer [here](http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a2_310.html).