forum for week of 2 October

Well, looking at the human brain, I have to admit that it is fallible. It was designed to cope with situations that no longer apply to our modern lives. There is also the propensity to "see something that isn't there" when we read something incorrectly or think we've seen something that never was. Our brains trick us on a regular basis. I would think that the greater number of people who can agree on what they perceive would lend that perception more credibility. Of course there is a possibility that there could be a mass delusion, such as a group of people under the influence of an inhalant, but the probability of that being the case would seem to be slim, unless one is at a rave. as well, I think to keep a modicum of sanity in our daily lives, we need to accept what we perceive as being so, in that it helps us cope with the rigors of modern life.