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Matt's Opus

Matt's Opus

The collected writings of Matthew C. Clarke

Month: December 2015

Optical Illusions and the Deception of Desire

ChristianityMatthew C. ClarkeDecember 30, 20150

I know those two lines are thesame length but the knowingmakes no dent in the illusionof their difference. In the Müller-Lyer illusion two lines of equal length are made to look unequal. One explanation of the trick is that our minds interpret the lines as the corners of buildings: the one on the left as…

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