Christ in the Kitchen
Here’s a new one.
Jesus and Mary have appeared in toast, trees, mold, and all maner of miraculous vegetation; but this time old J.C. has made an appearance in a man-made floor tile.
Baker said she doesn’t want to make a big deal out of the image or turn her house into a shrine.
Thank God for that!
She first noticed the Jesus image in her floor tiles around Christmastime. Hmm, perhaps she already had Christ on her mind, which pre-disposed her being more likely to see the Messiah in laminate.
She believes the depiction is meant to be inspirational and said this is the time of year for religious reflection.
She doesn’t go as far as to say that it was a miracle, or anything supernatural that caused it, but perhaps it was just guided by Jesus, sort of like Intelligent Design.
May I take a moment to again talk about the phenomenon known as pareidolia.
The term pareidolia describes a psychological phenomenon involving a vague and random stimulus (often an image or sound) being perceived as significant. Common examples include seeing images of animals or faces in clouds, the man in the moon, and hearing hidden messages on records played in reverse.
Bingo. Not supernatural, not a miracle, and not a message from Jesus. It is in your brain, a brain trying to make sense of the world. A Christian might see Jesus, an ancient Greek might see Zeus.
Nothing to see here, move along.
I’m not the average fellow
Posted by Formo-Mormo on January 15th, 2009 12:06 pm