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So maybe our perception system devellopped on purpose a functionalism that works in a way which ‚saves‘ us from overstimulation:  
So maybe our perception system devellopped on purpose a functionalism that works in a way which ‚saves‘ us from overstimulation:  
we look at things, quickly, recognize them [= as being the thing we learnt they are], say „Aha, this it is!“,  and move on.
we look at things, quickly, recognize them [= as being the thing we learnt they are], say „Aha, this it is!“,  and move on.
So our usual rather ‚superficial‘ way of perceiving things is also a coping mechanism of our own inner system because if we would really perceive everything in so much detail we would most likely be really really overwhelmed.
So our usual rather ‚superficial‘ way of perceiving things is also a coping mechanism of our own inner system because if we would really perceive everything in so much detail we would most likely be really really overwhelmed.