Editorial August 19, 1972 Issue

Challenging the Evidence of the Senses

Alan A. Aylwin

When obeyed, the rules of perspective in art give a drawing the impression of depth and distance. These rules are in accordance with the optical illusion that seems to make objects become smaller and parallel lines converge as they recede in the distance.

However, no one is fooled by this appearance. We all know that material sense is lying. We know without question that the position of an object relative to the observer in no way affects its size.

Mary Baker Eddy writes, "Astronomy, optics, acoustics, and hydraulics are all at war with the testimony of the physical senses." And on the same page she remarks, "The evidence that the earth is motionless and the sun revolves around our planet, is as sensible and real as the evidence for disease; but Science determines the evidence in both cases to be unreal."^{No and Yes, p. 6;}

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