29. We look for human faces, even in inanimate objects. - Deepstash
29. We look for human faces, even in inanimate objects.

29. We look for human faces, even in inanimate objects.

Most of us haven't seen Jesus in a piece of toast, but we've all noticed cartoonish faces seemingly staring back at us from inanimate objects. That's called pareidolia, and scientists think it comes from the fact that recognizing faces is so important to social life that our brains would rather find one where there isn't one than miss a real-life face.

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