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Our Perceptions Of The World Around Us Feel Real. They’re Not

IDEAS Posted: June 30, 2020 12:28 pm

For most people most of the time, our perception certainly feels real. But the notion that our senses capture an objective external reality can be dispelled by considering something as fundamental as colour, which can be culturally influenced and, even within a single culture, leave the population split between seeing the same picture of a dress as black-and-blue or white-and-gold. – Aeon

IDEAS Published: 06.30.20

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