It is normal to perceive faces in the knots and grain of wood, or cracks in plaster, or soap bubbles. This phenomenon is called pareidolia and we are told by science that it allows us to quickly recognize patterns and run away if we think we see a tiger. Science says nothing about thinking a potato looks like Elmer Fudd. Anyway. Can I be forgiven if sometimes when exposed to images of a bloated orange shape topped with wisps of something yellow spewing vile garbage from a hole in its anterior surface I momentarily mistake it for a human being?
Monday, December 23, 2024
A Common Error
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