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[–] Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

That's what they theorize. How do you prove it?

[–] el_abuelo@programming.dev 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Science shit?

I dont know....but I wouldn't say that's a good reason to doubt it, for example I don't know how they proved black holes exist but they seem pretty confident.

[–] Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

Ok, if it's just particles how does it distinguish the particles on a molecular level. This is important shit. The closest science can do is gas chromatography and that's an instrument which exists in any reputable lab. Also, using gas chromatography for this a far cry from the simple function of our sense of smell which can distinguish scents just by simply introducing a fragrence.

[–] el_abuelo@programming.dev 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Maybe I'm misreading your tone, but I'm not trying to argue with you - I'm genuinely curious about this and if you have superior knowledge I'm open!

My understanding from a quick skim of Wikipedia citations suggests we understand what's involved (particles and receptors) but the actual mechanism around encoding of signals seems to be theory.

We also can't teach a computer to think, but we still have quite a good idea of how it works.

https://pca.st/episode/835428d6-e13b-4f1b-866c-de9b6a74d660

If your interested this is a good episode of Unexplainable. They can do better then me.

[–] Redfox8@mander.xyz 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I believe the receptor cell responds to a particular part of the molecule in question. Artificial flavourings and scents have identical (or similar enough) parts to trigger the same response, but are otherwise different molecules.

I think someone said the number of combinations for a key and lock receptor was insurmountable. Don't quote me.