We all gap fill on a daily basis without realizing it, even I do it. Ever walk around with your glasses on without realizing it? Ever walk around with your keys in your hands without realizing it? Ever walk into glass door because you thought it was open? Ever bang your head on something because you misjudged the distance above you?
That gap filling is what lead humans to believe volcanos were gods, then when they started organized religions and language the god's became more human like and took on human attributes.
Plato's allegory of the cave is apt description of how flawed perceptions can lead to bad gap filling. Both Santa and God are literally believed depending on age and both due to false perceptions and gap filling. But again, only one is believed to be fact. The other is believed by kids to be fact because they don't know any better.
That gap filling is what lead humans to believe volcanos were gods, then when they started organized religions and language the god's became more human like and took on human attributes.
Plato's allegory of the cave is apt description of how flawed perceptions can lead to bad gap filling. Both Santa and God are literally believed depending on age and both due to false perceptions and gap filling. But again, only one is believed to be fact. The other is believed by kids to be fact because they don't know any better.
