However peculiar as it may sound, it wouldn’t take much
effort to spot the distinct animal silhouette on the moon. The shape is clear
with its ears widely spread, prettily covering the entire face of the earth’s
natural satellite.
Yes, we are discussing about the image of a rabbit that can
be seen on the moon. Is it true that a rabbit lives there? Is it a coincidence
that the image resembles one of an innumerable variety of creatures on earth?
In psychology, this phenomenon is known as Pareidolia. It is a situation when our mind perceives a
well-known pattern of something in an image or sound where in reality it
doesn’t exist.
The most common example is the rabbit on moon. Sometimes we
experience familiar patterns in cloud formations in the vast sky and these
could also be attributed to Pareidolia.
Why does this phenomenon occur in the first place? Is it
due to a psychic ability or is it just another instance of a crazy mind.
Scientists have performed experiments on subjects to understand this in depth and
attempted to provide an explanation.
The studies indicate that people identify
known patterns with just outlines and come to a conclusion.
And to the most
part, this activity is completed by subconscious mind. This task is completed
so fast that before further processing happens in brain, the judgment is
already done about one’s perception of the image seen or the sound heard.
Whether this is of use to us? Well, this debate would
never end. Pure rationalists would just discard this as meaningless. Religious
fanatics would never rest until they convince everyone in the world about the
essence and consequences regarding their observation of a god’s figure on a
tree, rock, wall, mountain or even on a grilled cheese sandwich!
Commercially
oriented businessmen would make money by selling such items. You better decide
which path you would take.
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