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Why We See Faces - Everywhere

Posted by timothy on from the and-doodle-them-too dept.

Berek Half Hand writes "Phil Plait over at Bad Astronomy has a great personal story of a paranormal visitation to his shower. His report explains a lot about human nature and how our brains our wired. Those of you who may be Kate Campbell fans will also immediately think of 'Jesus and Tomatoes' and the famous Nun Bun."

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  1. seeing faces = crazy by theMerovingian · · Score: 4, Funny


    I used to live in an apartment next to a schizophrenic guy. He left his dirty clothes scattered all over his apartment.

    One day, he brought me down to his house because he was seeing faces in the wrinkles of the clothes - and he was running around the room whacking his laundry with a stick to kill the faces.

    I moved not long after that.

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  2. Stone Faces by AtariAmarok · · Score: 4, Interesting


    Check out Stone Faces Gazetteer

    Some of these, especially the sleeping giants and one particular offshore head, are downright eerie.

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  3. A Priori Knowledge by dnahelix · · Score: 5, Insightful

    Some consider the ability to recognize faces in humans as a priori knowledge, that is, knowledge without any prior experience. Apparently, our genes hardwire our brains to know what a face is, even before we ever experience one. I think that is so fascinating. Could it be possible to genetically engineer a human to be born with more knowledge?

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  4. Happened to me too! by Dimwit · · Score: 4, Funny

    I was in South Dakota last year, and I was just driving through this nice wooded area, when I rounded a bend and...

    THERE WERE FOUR FACES, RIGHT THERE IN THE ROCK!

    I mean, like, GIANT faces, not small at all. I was pretty freaked out. I turned the car around and high-tailed it out of there!

    I can't be sure, but one of the guys looked just like Abraham Lincoln! The other one might have been Stalin, but I'm not sure...

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