You think your mouth is on the inside? Bad news, you're just a donut. That mouth is outside your body.
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When you touch something it's nerves that make the perception possible, which are inside of you.
The nerves were already inside tho, they didn't enter.
Like the retina in the example which set the rule.
Hmmm no. Sound is pressure waves, not actual matter transference. Light, is sort of the same (ok, that's a bit more complicated, but if we're going to get into the quantum mechanics of it, touch is just based on waves of probability too).
Conversely when you touch, there are lots of molecules that rub off and transfer. Some of those will embed into your skin.
True, but the pressure wave is what is being perceived when hearing, light is what is being perceived when seeing, I never said what was being perceived had to be matter. In the case of touch, some molecules may enter the skin, but that is not the cause of the sensation. Even if you imagine an perfectly hard, smooth and clean surface that sheds no molecule, you should still be able to feel of you touch it.
However, I thought about it after making this post, but there also is a small amount of kinetic energy entering you when you touch something, and that may be what triggers your nerve... So I guess even in the case of touch, it remains true that you can only perceive something that's inside of you.
Go touch a gympie gympie and then tell me how you're not actually in contact with something.
Fyi, "obstrusive" is not a word that exists. I think you were trying for "obtrusive" but actually needed the word "intrusive."
My sense of smell is terrible so it’s the least intrusive for me and my sense of touch is practically overwhelming on a regular basis so I’m going to say this has a lot to do with the type of body you live in

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