I do, as a hearing person who greatly enjoys music, I would not choose to be deaf. But would I choose never having experienced music aurally (and people do exp

I do, as a hearing person who greatly enjoys music, I would not choose to be deaf. But would I choose never having experienced music aurally (and people do experience it through touch, for example), over the bond and understanding with my parents and their friends? Or over the increase in other senses which lacking acuity in one is documented to often bring? Well, then I have no idea - I'm not in a position to speculate given my lack of experience. But the important point is that in this case we're not talking about removing one of someone's senses, we're talking about choosing to raise someone who never had one. Would you agree that your viewpoint is one informed by the pain of loss rather than the experience of lack?