Encyclopedia - Apophenia: Encyclopedia - Apophenia
Apophenia is the experience of seeing patterns or connections in random or meaningless data. The term was coined in 1958 by Klaus Conrad,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Perception: Encyclopedia - Perception
In psychology and the cognitive sciences, perception is the process of acquiring, interpreting, selecting, and organizing sensory informa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Perception: Encyclopedia Ii - Perception - Perception And Reality
Many cognitive psychologists hold that, as we move about in the world, we create a model of how the world works. That is, we sense the ob...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Simulacrum: Encyclopedia - Simulacrum
Simulacrum (plural: simulacra), from the Latin simulare, "to make like, to put on an appearance of", originally meaning a material object...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Conspiracy Theory: Encyclopedia - Conspiracy Theory
A conspiracy theory attempts to explain the cause of an event as a secret, and often deceptive, plot by a covert alliance rather than as ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 23 Numerology: Encyclopedia Ii - 23 Numerology - 23 Pattern
There is also a numerical pattern discovered by Anon Castillo using 2, 3, 5, and 23 and including 17, where you add one and two, then add...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Synchronicity: Encyclopedia Ii - Synchronicity - Alternative Explanations
The feeling of making a connection where there is none has been described as apophenia. Aspects of the subjective experience of schizophr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Simulacrum: Encyclopedia Ii - Simulacrum - Science Fiction And Fantasy Literature
Another usage, so far specific to Fantasy and Science Fiction is the android that is specifically intended to impersonate another creatur...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Conspiracy Theory: Encyclopedia Ii - Conspiracy Theory - Overview
The term "conspiracy theory" may be a neutral descriptor for a conspiracy claim. However, conspiracy theory is also used to indicate a na...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Conspiracy Theory: Encyclopedia Ii - Conspiracy Theory - Origins Of Conspiracy Theories
Humans naturally respond to events or situations which have had an emotional impact upon them by trying to make sense of those events, ty...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Conspiracy Theory: Encyclopedia Ii - Conspiracy Theory - Conspiracy Theories In Fiction
Main article: Conspiracy theories (fictional) Conspiracies are a popular theme in several genres of fiction, notably thrillers and scienc...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Conspiracy Theory: Encyclopedia Ii - Conspiracy Theory - Controversies
Aside from controversies over the merits of particular conspiracy claims (see catalog below), and the various differing academic opinions...   » Read the article