Aspie96 on Nostr: Indeed, the fact that our senses are easily deceived is one of the reasons we use ...

Indeed, the fact that our senses are easily deceived is one of the reasons we use instruments of measurement for scientific purposes (as they can detect things we can't, or detect things in a much more consistent manner). We also use animals that are better than ourselves when it comes to some senses (for example dogs for their sense of smell).
It's actually surprising, however, how far we can go using our senses alone, before running into our limits. I'm referring, for instance, to the study of the orbits of planets and the (apparent, relative to us) orbits of stars, and the difference between the two: something apparently (and truly) really hard to deal with, but which we have been studying since before having ways to extend our senses (including the telescope).