Pattern Recognition Isn't Just About Certitude

Cardora: Your brain is approximating what these things might be. How are you making that approximation? At the most basic level, every time I've experienced this with one or more of my five senses, it turns out to be this. And then you have varying degrees of certitude. So for example, every time somebody walks by me and they look a little hunchy and weird and skulky, most of the time that is not an issue. But there's a very slim chance that either of those encounters on the sidewalk will create any issue. That pattern recognition isn't just about certitude. It's really a percentage calculation that your brain runs to say, how do