Satan Destroys Pet Shop
Pet Shop Owner: Turtle Has Satan Image After Surviving Fire
An Indiana pet store owner says a turtle that was the only animal to survive a fire at the shop has developed an image of Satan's face on its shell.
Dora said after the fire, an image appeared on Lucky's shell that appears to be the face of a devil. He said the turtle is not possessed but is very tame. He believes that in every fire the devil leaves his mark somewhere, and that Lucky was touched.
"He was saved for a reason, everything else had perished, even the other turtles, and I think that reason is basically to let people know that he was down there," Dora said.
The tendency to see human like faces in objects is called pareidolia. Pareidolia is a type of illusion or misperception involving a vague or obscure stimulus being perceived as something clear and distinct. For example, in the discolorations of a burnt tortilla one sees the face of Jesus Christ or one sees an evil like face in the burnt discolorations of a turtle's shell.
This misperception is used by believers to validate already held beliefs. For example, if one believes in the existence of the devil, or satan and is familiar with the cultural representations of such a figure; the believer can interpret indistinct markings as a match for an already creatively imagined image.
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"All the thoughts of a turtle are turtle" - Ralph Waldo Emerson
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posted by beepbeepitsme | 12:03 pm
15 Comments:
Funny, cuase I'm sure that if he saw the face of Jesus, he would have concluded that Jesus had saved the Turtle, and not burned down the shop.
Turtles, left alone, live much longer than humans. Perhaps their minds are untroubled by silly fantasies.
Thanks for the link... um I think, not quite sure what to make of the pet shop owners findings.
But I do know this if it weren't for paradolia most animators would be out of a job.
I wonder what Dora would see if presented with an inkblot....
It looks like the face of a mule to me. Maybe the turtle was saved by some supernatural equine hybrid. Maybe it's come to spread a message of hope and peace and genetic manipulation to man and his four-legged brethren. That sounds plausible enough. where's my ?
Good to see you're keeping the score even Beep...:)
Maybe I'm just seeing things, but it sort of looked like the back of a turtle to me. I wonder if we'll see it on E-Bay...
RE hobo:
Face perception is part of cognitive development. Early childhood psychologists suggest that those babies who react to a human face have a better chnace of receiving comfort, food and care. Face perception would seem to be a form of non-verbal communication which is a 2-way street between young progeny and adults and may set up the pathways for the beginning of verbal communication.
It is also suggested that face perception is an evolutionary advantage, as this non-verbal communication better ensures the overall survival of the infant.
So, face perception is part of being human, I would think. And the "higher animals", (other hominids who have complex facial communication), also show an ability or a trait to do this.
Pareidolia is a slightly different kettle of fish, as this is face recognition or shape recognition used to validate an existing religious belief.
It uses the same trait, but is used irrationally in order to validate faith.
RE daniels:
Yeah, the good old turtle is only consumed with thoughts which are "turtle". These might go something like this: eat, poop, root, sleep.
Wow, that is so similar to some men I have known! (Just kidding :)
RE ted:
I feel like Don Chipp (you know the saying... lol
RE: "May I suggest that you do
everything in your power to
honor your encyclopedic/omniscient
Designer/Architect as well
as your revering audience."
and
"As soon as we acknowledge
this Supreme Designer/Architect,
Who has erected the beauteous
fabric of the universe, our minds
must necessarily be ravished with
wonder at this infinate goodness,
wisdom and power."
Well, firstly, I don't have a "revering audience." I put the stuff out there and people either agree or disagree, or they are ambivalent.
Secondly, I do not believe in god, gods, the almighty designer, the creator, or an intelligent designer.
I think that science best explains the natural world, and in the everyday practices of our lives science provides rational, logical explanations.
The thunder god has been replaced with the knowledge of meteorology, the volcano god has been replaced with the knowledge of geology, the sea god has been replaced with the knowledge of oceanography, and astrology has been replaced by astronomy.
"The god of the gaps", the god which people choose to believe in an attempt to make sense of the unexplained, is the sound people make when they have stopped thinking.
Top response to Dr Whoami, Beep. I hold similar views to you. I don't care what people believe but I do care when conflict between THEIR beliefs threaten my survival and the world. Cheers!
Ah, the turtle, again. When I see it, I don't think "Satan," I think "MMMMOOOOOOOOOOOOO!"
Looks like an angry Disney cartoon cow to me.
Yeah, I see a goat, not a satan.
Potatoes, turtles, dribbles of chocolate...small, er, potatoes. When the Savior appears in a piece of poop, let me know. Then we can say (all together now...): "Holy crap!"
RE kristine:
I can't wait for a piece of crap to appear on Ebay with the picture of some religious figure supposedly apparent upon it. But then, I have a weird sense of humour.
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