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[[File:Cloud face.jpg|alt=Cloud face|thumb|'''Figure 1'''. A random distribution of water vapour is seen as a face.]] | [[File:Cloud face.jpg|alt=Cloud face|thumb|'''Figure 1'''. A random distribution of water vapour is seen as a face.]] | ||
''‘It’s good to have an open mind, but not so open that your brains fall out.’ '''-''''' '''Carl Sagan''' | |||
'''Apophenia is the tendency to perceive meaningful connections between unrelated things.''' When apophenia is applied to human vision it is termed [[pareidolia]], a common example of which is seeing the image of a face in a cloud ('''Figure 1''') or a "''man in the moon''". | '''Apophenia is the tendency to perceive meaningful connections between unrelated things.''' When apophenia is applied to human vision it is termed [[pareidolia]], a common example of which is seeing the image of a face in a cloud ('''Figure 1''') or a "''man in the moon''". | ||