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Just read this and tell me what you think.
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RE: Just read this and tell me what you think.
June 3, 2015 at 3:18 pm
I think science has identified in large part how our perceptions are formed, and subsequently ways to operate around said perceptions failings.

So we may think the top hat looks like it's taller than it is wide, but we created the ruler so we can measure it instead of relying on our silly brain.
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Just read this and tell me what you think. - by rary - June 3, 2015 at 9:02 am
RE: Just read this and tell me what you think. - by henryp - June 3, 2015 at 3:18 pm

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