[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":56},["ShallowReactive",2],{"stoicism-article-03/07":3},{"path":4,"stem":5,"title":6,"description":7,"meta":8,"body":23},"/stoicism/03/07","stoicism/03/07","Don't Trust The Senses","Meditation for March 7, 2021",{"quotes":9,"last_updated_at":15,"tags":16,"categories":19,"changeFreq":21,"backgroundImage":22},[10],{"quote":11},{"content":12,"author":13,"source":14},"Heraclitus called self-deception an awful disease and eyesight a lying sense.","Diogenes Laertius","Lives Of The Eminent Philosophers, 9.7","2021-03-07T07:00:00",[17,18],"stoicism","awareness",[20,17],"meditation","never","/0C443366-F8E7-4306-BCE0-FA46CC42E8A0.jpg",{"type":24,"value":25,"toc":50},"minimark",[26,42,47],[27,28,29,30,34,35,38,39,41],"p",{},"We rely on our senses to survive. Driving a vehicle requires we ",[31,32,33],"em",{},"see"," obstacles and hazards. Being caught off guard, not\n",[31,36,37],{},"seeing"," another car approaching. We can also ",[31,40,33],{}," impediments that do not exist.",[43,44,46],"h3",{"id":45},"conclusion","Conclusion",[27,48,49],{},"For these reasons, we need to avoid the hubris of trusting our senses. Avoid rushing to conclusions. Test our\nassumptions and use reason to come to the correct decisions.",{"title":51,"searchDepth":52,"depth":52,"links":53},"",2,[54],{"id":45,"depth":55,"text":46},3,1793716902615]