@SavvyLevie @Kerosene The olfactory nerves plug directly into the forebrain and directly bypass the hypothalamus (the sensory processing brain switchboard that allows you to make higher-order cognitive "judgments" on the value of a sensation)

If something smells bad to you you will automatically have a disgust response no matter what degrees of crimestop are installed into your mental wetware

The only similar response is the spinal-cord level of withdrawal to a painful stimulus (pulling your hand away from a hot stove before you even really feel the pain)

Trust your nose

(BTW this is why you can get away with being an ugly or short guy around women but not a foul-smelling one)