please explain what exactly the illusion is ... thanks
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It’s such a good illusion that you have to look hard just to realize what the illusion is!
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Captain here. Notice how all lines are identical sine waves in the white and black areas, but on the gray background, one set of lines appear to be zig-zagged. You’re welcome, guys. *flies away*
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If no amount of conscious effort can make me unsee it, how can I see past any belief I like to the truth?
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Great question! Let me ask you, how do you distinguish belief from assumption? Is it not an unquestionable assumption based on personal experience and the known laws of nature that the sun will rise and set tomorrow, or a belief? Are beliefs socially transmitted live viruses?
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Good Q! I prefer non-Aristotelian, multivalued, logic to binary. And it helps to keep in mind how I know something, not just what I know. Finally, per Popper, I must attempt to disprove my beliefs. I do find
@RichardDawkins meme meme to be useful.
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This took away almost as much time from my life as when
@NautilusMag claimed there are *fractals* in late Pollock. There weren't!Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Todas son curvas
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Whoever sees through this illusion should be the next president.
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What's not here that I think is here? I don't know if I'm fooled yet.
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It looks pointed on certain ones because the black and white meet at the apex of the curves. Still very interesting.
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Try threading your related tweets.
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This helped me understand what illusion is. Thanks.
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Illusion effective on small phone screen. I viewed it on a large flat screen monitor, illusion didn't work, curves easily visible. So beyond geometry and shade, size matters ;-)
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This is so humans default to "bird!" when hunting at dusk or something, right?
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wow! Algorithms running inside our brain are not perfect

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LIES!!!
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