Poll: Who do you Believe, your Eyes or the Facts?

[Logic 0]

Both becasue That's the only way I can live up to my name.

 

[OmegaXzors]

Facts because everything you see is actually a fraction slower because of the time it takes for light to bounce off a surface into your eye.

 

[YarnBarf]

Even though I still call 'em sunrise and sunset, I know that it's me that's moving in relation to the sun. (Merise? Meset?).

 

[Abengoshis]

you shouldn't trust either of those.

fun fact: human eyes are pretty crappy, most things we think we "see" are just illusions created by our brain to fill the holes in our vision.

You're claiming this with which evidence? I know our brains make up things if we don't know what they are, but if I'm understanding you correctly you're talking about forming an entire object from imagination and placing it in our vision...

I didn't exactly say that, the brain just doesn't grab a random object and places it in our field of view, we would notice the error (sometimes it happens tho, and we DO notice) but it fills many gaps in our vision.

Only a VERY small area in the center of your field of view is exactly as sharp as you perceive your entire field of view to be, it's the brain that gives you the illusion of having this huge field of view.
Also, the part of your field of view closest to the edge isn't in colour, you just don't notice.
Your eyes even have a blind spot, which the brain fills completely without you noticing, there is a trick which shows you this.. something about a black point on a paper disappearing if you look at the right angle.

Yes, now THIS makes more sense. ^^

 

[yoyo13rom]

Facts, as there are such things as hallucinogens.

Could have said it better myself.
But on a personal note: "I don't trust anything or anyone!"(personal rule of life) So I don't even trust my own eyes, nor plain simple facts (sometimes)

 

[swolf]

may seem like a funny question but read on, for this question i would vote the facts (because im a very logical, methodical guy). i got thinking about this because of the common belief that the sun is yellow, i disagree with this because the sun has to be white! if it weren't, the sky wouldnt be blue and we wouldnt get rainbows, because they are both formed by the refraction of white light into six colours (yes six, not seven. interesting story, if you want to hear it read on, if not, get voting)

the refraction of light was discovered back in the days of crazy religion nuts running england. To have claimed that a rainbow (a work of god) had six colours (number of the devil) would have got clever mr science man hung (or hanged, i can never remember) so he essentially invented the colour violet, true story, next time you see a rainbow look closely, there is only ONE shade of purple

The facts, I am a magician so, obviously, I know to never believe what you simply see. Learn more, investigate deeper.

 

[ethaninja]

Neither, I believe in sound.... >.> Nah I'm just kidding. Facts for me. Although sound wouldn't be bad if you have good hearing.

 

[Boris Goodenough]

The eyes can be tricked, "facts" can be falsified. So when the two coincide and can be tested, that's when I trust them.

 

[ethaninja]

Facts, as there are such things as hallucinogens.

Could have said it better myself.
But on a personal note: "I don't trust anything or anyone!"(personal rule of life) So I don't even trust my own eyes, nor plain simple facts (sometimes)

Facts could be spun lies for all we know (albiet rather contradicting but meh, I'm tired). Not a bad rule of thumb to go by.

 

[RaphaelsRedemption]

This is a strange question. Ultimately, we get all of our information from our senses so how can we know what the facts are independently from our senses?

Isn't it a case of observing something, realising that the senses can, in fact, be misleading, and then going away to research and reason your way to the best grasp of the truth?