Comments on: Worst. Paraeidolia. Evah.

By: BenM

BenM — Sat, 13 Jan 2007 22:08:21 +0000

I’d like to nominate a new contender for the title Worst Paraeidolia Evah. People in Morton Texas see the Virgin Mary in an icicle formation in a grocery store freezer.

It looks like an icicle stalagmite to me.

http://wcbstv.com/watercooler/local_story_013094125.html

By: icemith

icemith — Sat, 13 Jan 2007 12:06:33 +0000

I’m sad to say it was on the TV news a few days ago. That I saw, but did not notice any other mention elsewhere and to be frank, promptly forgot about it.

I am surprised that it rated a mention here though.

Ivan.

By: Trevor Wood

Trevor Wood — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 05:15:55 +0000

Must admit we have a few crazies down under but as for Australia abuzz - this website was the first and only reference I’ve seen! Maybe tonight’s national news? Guess we have our quiet news days too!

By: G Birch

G Birch — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 04:50:05 +0000

Michelle said,
“You know, I already had someone tell me that if you see someone else than Jesus or Mary in one of these things, itâ€™s just because you lack faith.”

That is exactly right. You do not have “faith” if you do not suspend rational thought. Dictionary dot com lists one of the definitions of faith as “belief that is not based on proof” No matter how much evidence there is that shows all of these imaginary faces are simply a random pattern, certain people are going to believe it is a holy messiah or saint. Its just like a cloud in the sky that looks like a house, or a mountain on another planet that looks like a face. Its called personification, and it is a normal human trait.

What I don’t understand is why/how people are raised to believe that things like this must be the virgin Mary or Jesus. I grew up Christian, but I must have slept that day in bible class.

Speaking of, there’s a video story on CNN’s website about a knotty growth on a tree in Florida looks like the face of Jesus. While I do agree that it does (sort of) look like it has eyes and a nose and maybe a beard, I just can’t see how it must be divine intervention. Its just a growth.

http://www.emailthis.clickability.com/et/emailThis?clickMap=viewThis&etMailToID=1474083935&pt=Y

From the video, a man says,
“Jesus don’t pop up like that. If you know the word of Jesus and believe in Jesus, then there you go. There’s proof. He does exist.”
How can you argue with logic like that?!?

By: Troy

Troy — Wed, 10 Jan 2007 23:51:42 +0000

Looks to me like Asmodeus (please refer to your Monster Manual under “Devil”), ruler of the 9th plane of Hell, a.k.a. “The Devil”. Spanish conquistador I like as well :-).

By: Keith

Keith — Wed, 10 Jan 2007 23:50:16 +0000

Looks more like Che to me.

By: DennyMo

DennyMo — Wed, 10 Jan 2007 21:27:57 +0000

According to NPR, the Sunnis in Iraq were calling each other telling them to go look at the moon over the weekend, because Saddam Hussein’s image was appearing there. See, Christians aren’t the only goofy paraeidoliaists out there…