tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2557954218760161620.post3831801508499467865..comments2023-08-24T16:23:44.260+10:00Comments on Words all Around: pareidolia - a word for a common human activityparlancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11175843064324380048noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2557954218760161620.post-12542264581927394532012-04-25T13:56:29.497+10:002012-04-25T13:56:29.497+10:00Hsin-Yi, I agree about the damage we do other ani...Hsin-Yi, I agree about the damage we do other animals by measuring them against what we value in the human animal. <br />One example is our much-vaunted 'intelligence'. I've listened to a couple of programs on Radio National suggesting 'intelligence' is not actually a valuable characteristic in a species. I don't know any other species on the road to ruining the entire parlancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11175843064324380048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2557954218760161620.post-30759313563584177062012-04-25T10:17:44.343+10:002012-04-25T10:17:44.343+10:00Hey Parlance - I finally got a chance to come over...Hey Parlance - I finally got a chance to come over & check out your own blog! :-) <br /><br />Interesting discussion - I guess it's a bit like when people see shapes & things in clouds...I think people do like to try and find human features in things. Isn't an extreme form those "miracles" where people claim to see the face of Jesus in a slice of toast or something?? :-)Hsin-Yihttp://www.chinosandchopsticks.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2557954218760161620.post-4773061820673011302012-04-11T20:00:20.790+10:002012-04-11T20:00:20.790+10:00proud womon, I guess the primitive part of our bra...proud womon, I guess the primitive part of our brain is wired to make sense of shapes around us, in particular things that might signal danger. It sure is a good word. Whenever I post words here, I'm convinced I'm going to remember them, but I rarely do. The one I keep trying to recall is the one that's even better than 'procrastinate', because it means putting something off parlancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11175843064324380048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2557954218760161620.post-80159240785017493932012-04-10T22:22:24.298+10:002012-04-10T22:22:24.298+10:00oooh i love the word... and i understand about not...oooh i love the word... and i understand about not seeing what you're 'supposed' to - neither do i see what others say they do, abstract art being just one example... guess that comes down to individual perception - one person's 'flickr face' might just be another person's 'cupboard'!!proud womonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04469068903173524980noreply@blogger.com