If I walk away from my house, it appears to get smaller. If I walk towards it, it appears to get larger.
But if I step inside my house, turn off the lights, and close my eyes, it always takes the same amount of steps to bump into the wall.
My house isn't actually changing size, but my vision tells me it is, because of the way pupils and parallax work.
It is really crazy how skewed our perception is.
We know our most basic interpretation of universe is fundamentally incorrect.
> It is really crazy how skewed our perception is. We know our most basic interpretation of universe is fundamentally incorrect.
It's even more disconcerting when you think about the fact that we experience such a miniscule portion of reality due to the inability to see all visible light or hear all sounds.
Sound is key to all reality. All matter vibrates.
Have you ever heard of Sonoluminescence?
Yeah. That's why in the beginning God created light first. His voice created light.
Dude, you live in house of leaves
This is what blind people who have restored vision immediately struggle with. It's like they once had a omnipresent view but are now saddled with directional.
I remember as a child asking why far away objects moved slower. The struggle is real.
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