Seeing is believing...or is it

when we see something happen right before our eyes, we usually believe it. seeing something is without a doubt very strong evidence that it is real, but this isn't the case with everything. sometimes we see thiongs not for what they truely are. take magic for example. magicians trick our eyes into thinking that they are actually pulling that dove out of thin air, when they really have it hidden somewhere, like in their sleeve. we know enough not to believe magic shows when we see them, but when it comes to real life, it's hard to tell sometimes. believing in something also has an effect on what we see. say you were looking at something that you have never seen before and you don't know what it is. if someone tells you that there is someting there so see, you will probably believe them and you will then see what they are talking about. suggestion is a very powerful thing.