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Comparing The Great Tomsoni's 'Magic And The Brain'

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There has been an ongoing argument about if seeing is believing or if it isn’t. They have there own interpretation on what believing is. I would argue that seeing is not believing. When you see an illusion or something that plays with your mind it is not real. If i saw a card trick i would think it’s cool but know it’s not real, that is my perspective on the topic. That is why seeing is not believing. In the story “Magic and the Brain” The Great Tomsoni does a trick with his lovely assistant. He tricks the audience into thinking the girls dress is red, using misdirection. He tells the audience that the skintight white dress will turn red, so h shines a red spotlight on it. The audience thinks the trick is over after his little “joke” so the

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