We all suffer from the brain’s ability to trick us into believing things that aren’t true. Our own eyesight, the sense that guides us as we move about the world and allows us to gather information, can’t even be trusted. To rely on your senses alone is a costly mistake.
我们都有过被大脑欺骗而去相信一些不真实事情的经历，指引我们活动并帮助我们收集信息的视觉有时也不可信。仅仅依赖我们的感觉有时也会出错。
Now more than ever, seeing should not be the only requirement for believing. In a world of fake news, retouched images, digital special effects, and powerful people pulling hidden strings, we owe it to ourselves to let reason dominate our thoughts and beliefs instead of our senses. After all, seeing water in the distance doesn’t mean it’s not a mirage, hearing
