An excellent lesson in critical thinking. Our brains can fool us because we evolved over millions of years to use intellectual shortcuts to reach conclusions. And perhaps we just want to be amazed (see religion). Even the most convincing photos or video should be approached with a critical eye.
As Carl Sagan said,
"extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence."
And with powerful video/photo editing programs in every home, a picture or video no longer rise to the level of extraordinary evidence.
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