Our brains love patterns so much that sometimes they start inventing them. Why do we sometimes see images, often religious ones like the Virgin Mary or Jesus, in random places like trees, windows, or even slices of bread? And why do some people hear demonic lyrics in songs like Stairway to Heaven when it is played backwards? In this TED talk, professional skeptic Michael Shermer explains why people believe in these kinds of strange things.
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