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sophiecentaur
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We don't always see the Sun's rays in a dramatic way.
Our perception let's us down frequently and out ideas about how high clouds are, how big the gaps / holes are and how far away the horizon is for clouds. It's just railway lines all over again but the lines (beams) are perhaps kms wide or apart and start tens of km away. I always look to evolution to explain our sensory shortcomings. When, in our early existences, were there any parallel lines that needed to be perceived as parallel? So why expect us to have evolved an innate sense of perspective. The rules of perspective was studied by academics and we follow them by rote and not by feelings. Diverging rays from the sun are an illusion. No worries.
Our perception let's us down frequently and out ideas about how high clouds are, how big the gaps / holes are and how far away the horizon is for clouds. It's just railway lines all over again but the lines (beams) are perhaps kms wide or apart and start tens of km away. I always look to evolution to explain our sensory shortcomings. When, in our early existences, were there any parallel lines that needed to be perceived as parallel? So why expect us to have evolved an innate sense of perspective. The rules of perspective was studied by academics and we follow them by rote and not by feelings. Diverging rays from the sun are an illusion. No worries.