tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33241741.post201441127695676525..comments2023-09-24T07:53:50.826-05:00Comments on The Atheist Experience™: Jesus tie-dyed for our sins...Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33241741.post-6013144074865671132008-10-27T05:42:00.000-05:002008-10-27T05:42:00.000-05:00This whole tendency to see faces in things is, to ...<I>This whole tendency to see faces in things is, to me, a good gauge of mental age. </I><BR/><BR/>Actually, it is part of the pattern recognition we evolved with. Recognizing a face, despite excess facial hair, injuries, tanning, etc is important for humans because it is important to recognize friends and foes quickly. Unfortunately, that skill becomes misplaced when we try to see faces in grilled cheese sandwiches and tie dyed t-shirts. I have seen faces/shapes in some bizarre things (google for "dog butt jesus" for my all time favorite) but understanding the nature of pattern recognition allows us to make more sense of it than just saying "ZOMG! IT'S the FSM's noodly appendage!"maddogdeltahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17657824720032887242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33241741.post-46434821652089830532008-10-25T21:09:00.000-05:002008-10-25T21:09:00.000-05:00This whole tendency to see faces in things is, to ...This whole tendency to see faces in things is, to me, a good gauge of mental age. It's so very childlike. Anyone who clings -- seriously, not whimsically -- to such thinking after age 9 or so shouldn't be allowed to vote or marry.Vollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14514280952695776270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33241741.post-68190017118722523152008-10-24T23:58:00.000-05:002008-10-24T23:58:00.000-05:00Very well said Matt.Very well said Matt.Hammered Thorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06671124213701642194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33241741.post-62079147509676200202008-10-24T20:17:00.000-05:002008-10-24T20:17:00.000-05:00I think I saw god in a tie dyed t-shirt. That was...I think I saw god in a tie dyed t-shirt. That was after I took a monster hit on some righteous weed....maddogdeltahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17657824720032887242noreply@blogger.com