Tyler Cowen: belief

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…He had never thought — but he had never tasted it, right? Don’t go in with the wrong perception. Don’t think that chiles are hot, for instance. Sometimes I wonder about this. You are what, in my opinion, what is sometimes called a supertaster. You can taste fine gradations and different flavors and items a level beyond how much other people can. Even people who might call themselves foodies. Right? You have some special sensory ability. Well, actually, the term supertaster is about the number of actual taste buds per centimeter on your palate. Actually I am not, biologically, a supertaster in terms of the number of receptors that I have. I don’t think Bernard Berenson, who was one of the greatest art critics, or [J. M. W.] Turner, actually had extraordinary eyesight. [laughs]…

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