Humans are meaning-making creatures. We live with biases that look real to us and cause us to make meaning, and we have brains that look for patterns, which is why you might see Jesus on a slice of toast.
Elaine Hilides • Stop Making Meaning Matter
“I’ve often noticed that we are not able to look at what we have in front of us unless it’s inside a frame.” - Abbas Kiarostami
Jake Orthwein • Why Frame Problems? — Frame Problems
the figure/ground relationship. This theory asserts, in brief, that no figure is ever perceived except in relation to a background.
Alan W. Watts • The Book: On the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are
We see people and things not as they are, but as we are.