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Perception Is an Internal Model Updated by Senses

Everything we perceive is an internal model constructed by the brain and updated by sense data, as illustrated by ambiguous figures like Necker cubes where a single retinal image is compatible with two alternative internal models, forcing the perceiver to alternate between them.

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Speaker

Richard Dawkins

Evidence Quote

the the retinal image is equally compatible to two alternative internal models and so we are forced to choose one or the other and what we actually do is alternate between them

Source

174 - Life MindMaking Sense with Sam Harris
Created: 6/14/2026, 2:37:27 AM

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