Posts Tagged ‘pareidolia’

Jesus brain scan a ‘miracle’

Tuesday, October 20th, 2015

A former Blenheim man says there are signs of divine intervention in a scan of his wife’s brain after she had emergency surgery following a stroke. When Tamaha MacDonald and his wife Jennifer Lougee Mingramm returned home from the hospital after Lougee Mingramm suffered a stroke, they started looking through a pile of X-rays taken Read more

Seeing Jesus on a slice of toast is normal

Tuesday, May 13th, 2014

Seeing Jesus on a slice of toast? It’s common for people to see non-existent features because human brains are uniquely wired to recognise faces, scientists say. Whether glimpsing the blessed Mary in a grilled cheese or eyeing up Nebuchadnezzar in a freshly crisped bagel, we all know that Americans are constantly beset by visions of Read more