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Comment author: roland 19 November 2012 07:59:00PM 3 points [-]

So the first lesson about trusting your senses is: don't. Just because you believe something to be true, just because you know it's true, that doesn't mean it is true. The most important maxim for fighter pilots is "Trust your instruments."

--David Eagleman

Comment author: TimS 19 November 2012 08:10:35PM 0 points [-]

The final sentence of that quote is true whether the first two sentences are there or not. Thus, I could make the same assertion by saying:

Although generally trustworthy, your senses can mislead you when used outside of their normal contexts. The most important maxim for fighter pilots is "Trust your instruments."