My pareidolia knows no bounds.

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<br />Note: Nickell never provides a reference for "pareidolia" and his poorly written sentence intermingles the definition of simulacra with pareidolia. Zip Monster
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I've seen numerous references to "simulcra" in articles over the years, as it pertains to pareidolia, and I do get the connection. But in all honesty, at this point, I don't think there is a more detailed exploration of the whole concept of pareidolia ever undertaken, that is more in depth than this topic.

In my opinion, this topic is the definitive exploration of the subject. Does that mean it is "settled"? No way! By no means! I suspect others will come along do more along the lines of "The Superstitious S" study that was done in the UK, and perhaps eventually, others will pick up where Fred Ressler left off. Also, you're starting to see more of this stuff done with computer pattern recognition algorithms, although most of it seems to miss the mark.

rd

www.psych.nyu.edu/vanbavel/lab/documents...outCognition2014.pdf

Interesting that science is finally starting to get interested in pareidolia (all).
1500 years of religious dogma led to 500 years of scientific dogma (faith in the scientific method). The reality (quantum reality) that pareidolia points to is now starting to be accepted by science. We create what we see not just pareidolically but in reality every day and night. War will end when people enter the 3rd paradigm PAREIDOLIA=SOLIPSIS or the human race will extinguish itself. Solipsism is not another pejorative ism- it is real. Drop the ism and call it Soplipsis- a word that is too real for the social engineers to allow.

<b>[pareidoliac] "Solipsism ... is real"</b>

It's an interesting theory. And it might be right. Or it might not be. How could we tell? (What difference would it make?)

Suppose it is right. Are you dreaming me and Rich and Zip or am I dreaming you and Rich and Zip? (What difference would that make?)

LB

It would make a difference if a solider believed he was killing himself because he might see the negativity and karma involved. We would all work 6 hours a year in a sane world instead of one person having the wealth of 40%. We dream what we perceive.

If I dream that we can't make enough to support our families at 6 hours a year, your life is going to suck (just as bad as if solipsism were false and we really can't support our families at 6 hours a year). I suggest you man up and work 40 a week.

Or, maybe I'll dream that someone invents a molecular assembler (and also dream no grey goo side effects). Then we can all take it easy.

LB

"No time saving device ever saved any time." Fred Ressler