pareidolia

Because of its iconic kidney grill, BMW's car always suffers from Palaidria. This picture is the latest of a long list of strange items that made exciting audiences misunderstand the Palareidia phenomenon.

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Pareidolia is an illusion or misunderstanding involving vague or ambiguous stimuli that are considered to be clear and obvious. Visual Palareidia is a good example of Palaleidria and we certainly have experienced it, which is based on the recognition of various animals and people (mainly their faces) in clouds, for example. Pareidolia is an integral part of humans and everyday life, it is not considered a disease. It is considered a product of human evolution, understanding the human face is one of the most important skills for human survival and development. That's why we mostly "recognize" the face with random stimuli. Religious Palaleidria, people of Christian culture, the face of Jesus, saint of Our Lady of Mary, or dirt on the wall of the tree, dirt on the wall etc are well known.

Human beings have a psychological phenomenon called Palaleidria, and we are seeing humanoid objects in our daily lives. The face is visible in the cloud, the animals in the cartoon are like people, the robots in the science fiction are human beings. Whether Siri, Cortana, M, we tend to be related to robots (Google overlooks the personality of robbing Google Now). No matter how smart the predictive intelligence is, no matter how much data is being collected, a feedback loop is required. Zima Blue is a wonderful short story by British science fiction novelist Alastair Reynolds and includes discussions on the nature of predicting intelligence. Let's choose white wine instead of red wine, enjoy a drink on a sunny afternoon with a friend, and enjoy it much more than a normal choice. The algorithm does not make sense for that fun combination. A single deviation does not significantly affect its prediction model.

There are many theories about the cause of this phenomenon. Experts say Palaleidia offers psychological decisions for many delusions, including sensations. They think Palaisdoria may be lagging behind many scenes by UFO, Elvis Presley and Loch Ness Monster and listen to disturbing record information when playing in the opposite direction. American cosmologist and writer Carl Sagan believes that Palaleidria is a tool of survival. In his 1995 book "Satanic World - Science of Candles in the Dark" I think that the ability to recognize faces with low or low visibility is an important living technique. This allows you to quickly decide whether a person is approaching a friend or an enemy, but this may lead to misunderstanding of random images or light and shadow patterns I point out that.