How do you know that something is real? If you listen to this podcast, it's likely that you are a discerning skeptic like us, and as such you may answer that question by saying "I'll believe it when I see it with my own two eyes." But is that even good enough? Consider all of the things those trusty eyes of yours can't do. They can't look in more than one direction simultaneously. They cannot perceive your surroundings in more than 3 dimensions. There are literally countless shades and hues of light that they are incapable of detecting. Hardwire these severely handicapped bulbs to the fleshy computer in your skull, and now there is another level of corruption to the raw data around you. Human brains, remarkable as they are, lie to us all of the time about what we think we are seeing. It's a slightly terrifying thought, but as all things examined by the AoE, it's terrifically fascinating.
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