i understand what you meant, but, in a sense, if we had "perfect" colour detectors then (ignoring quantum effects) vision would be an "infinite dimensional space" rather than a 1-dimensional one. unless you are restricted to a world in which the light at any one point is monochrome.
maybe we would naturally understand fourier analysis in such a world? it's kind of hard to even think about.
maybe monochrome light would appear particularly wonderful (or pure) with such eyes? i was thinking about this the other day when i happened to be sitting in the path of some refracted light - it does appear particularly pure even though, with only three detectors, there's no real reason for it to do so (as far as i can see).
maybe we would naturally understand fourier analysis in such a world? it's kind of hard to even think about.
maybe monochrome light would appear particularly wonderful (or pure) with such eyes? i was thinking about this the other day when i happened to be sitting in the path of some refracted light - it does appear particularly pure even though, with only three detectors, there's no real reason for it to do so (as far as i can see).