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This is a very interesting point. Would this mean that in cultures where auditory inputs are more prized than visual, that the filled-in gaps would be different? Theoretically speaking, in a society that places no emphasis on visual inputs, would those gaps in our vision be left as gaps? Would there be no desire to fill them in to a create a reality if their reality in based in something else (for example, a reality that is sensorily based in auditory or kinesthetic insputs)? Rachel's questions about natural selection are curious....could sensory preferences actually lead to evolutionary change in the name of natural selection? If that were the case, couldn't we run the risk of phasing-out one of our senses? For example, if our bodies/cultures proclaim that visual inputs are the key to survival, would we place less emphasis on our olfactory system and eventually render it useless?