Pareidolia – Do Mine Eyes Deceive Me?, page 1
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Topic started on 20-10-2011 @ 04:56 PM by xEphon
Pareidolia is the phenomenon that skeptics love to use as reasoning behind paranormal experiences. Basically, it is the phenomenon behind the 'faces in the cloud' and inkblot tests. Since your brain recognizes patterns, this is what skeptics say happens when we think we see a ghost or hear an EVP. In any event, here are some cool pictures of pareidolia in action from The Inside Geek. More images can be seen on the site.


Pareidolia is a psychological phenomenon where an ordinary stimulus, such as a sight or sound, appears more significant than it really is. That devils face in the clouds? Pareidolia. Many skeptics use this phenomenon as an excuse to dismiss many paranormal events. Was that really a ghost, or did our pattern recognizing brain just interpret it as one? Did that EVP really say “I’ll kill you until you are dead Nick!” or did it just sound like that?


Jesus or boy with father?






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reply posted on 22-10-2011 @ 08:38 PM by queenofsheba
reply to post by The Endtime Warrior


Ha, that's funny! Thought I was the only one who saw creepy faces in wood patterns.

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