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-<div style='text-align: center;'>[[The Objectivity Assumption|We tend to perceive our inner, subjective reality as a replica of the objective one]]. However, evolution has shaped human sensory and interpretation systems to guide [[Adaptive Action|adaptive action]], not to show us the true nature of reality. These interpretation systems contain a range of energy saving [[heuristics]] called [[Cognitive Biases|cognitive biases]] which commonly exhibit as systematic errors in thinking'''.''' </div><hr />'''<big>Recent updates</big>''' {{Special:RecentChanges/10}}
+<div style='text-align: center;'>As you read these words, photons are being converted into electrical signals by your retina. Moving at the speed of light, your brain constructs a simulation of the letters you are reading and the wider reality around you. This process is so rapid and seamless that it often feels like an accurate representation of objective reality. However, it is a construct, created by a machine designed for survival and not to show us the true nature of reality. This construct contains inherent flaws as the sensory and interpretation systems it relies on use a range of energy saving [[heuristics]] called [[Cognitive Biases|cognitive biases]]'''.''' </div><hr />'''<big>Recent updates</big>''' {{Special:RecentChanges/10}}
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