Galain, on 11 July 2013 - 09:44 PM, said:
I said "possible". The problem with seeing patterns is that we've evolved to be very, very good at seeing patterns. Whether they're there or not.
The shadow on the wall in the moonlight shining through the window. The reason you see "person", then "animal", then "thing", and finally "oh tree" is due to that pattern recognition ability. People who see "tree" first had a tendency to not live long enough to pass their genes along.