One thing I've noticed is how pareidolia [<a href="http://skepdic.com/pareidol.html " target="_top">see here</a>] has been used to deny the existence of certain 'miracles'- seeing Jesus in a bandaid, or finding Allah's name in a tomato. While they might be just illusions, they might also be true.
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Yeah . . . they might be true. I can see faces on the front of cars if I want to. The headlights are eyes and the bumper is the mouth, usually. Cars having faces might be just an illusion, but it also might be true.
Yeah, it might be true, but I think we both can safely say that the balance of probability is highly against it. When a car actually starts talking to me, I'll let you know.
Is " pareidolia" random chance?
Nope, just checked it, it appears it's an over-perception of importance or over-blown exaggerated meaning of shit that happens anyway
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“One thing I've noticed is how pareidolia …has been used to deny the existence of certain 'miracles'-”
“ While they might be just illusions, they might also be true.”
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So were we! You can find all of this, and more, on Fundies Say the Darndest Things!
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