This might be a stupid question but here goes. I'm interested

if u press ur face up against a boat it doesn't look like a boat either

>>7777081
There was a paper just recently on the recognition of a 3D item, and a photo of the same 3D item, in an insect.

That may interest you.

>>7777085
I know, it's too zoomed in.

Is there anywhere I can read more on this?

>>7777088
Cool, can I get a source?

>>7777096
www.neuroscientistnews.com/research-news/bug-eyes-tiny-glasses-confirm-3d-vision-insects
www.nature.com/articles/srep18718

>>7777126
Thanks. Can anyone else share anything?

We have brains that can recognize patterns. Simple as that.

>>7777085
lol

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>>7777081

Not sure if this is what you're looking for, but what you're asking sounds like philosophy, and should go on >>>/his/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct_and_indirect_realism

>>7777398
Cool, this is what I'm looking for.

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>>7777398
>>7777081

>>7777081
Magritte what are you doing on sci?"

>>7777090
phenomenology, but this field has been polluted by the rationalists.

>>7777081

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1334394/pdf/jeabehav00221-0041.pdf

even pigeons know the difference, why don't you?