Just stared into a lemurs eyes for half a minute aparently (that felt like an hour) and it freaked me tf out. Since been staring into peoples eyes or animals eyes and its consistently weird and freaky no matter what. Also it feels like my conciousness is behind my eyes and maybe thats why they say eyes are the window to the soul.

Noone may ask what I took or how much

  • Annoyed_🦀 @monyet.cc
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    1 year ago

    Odd, i find eye beautiful and mesmerising, i can stare at my cat’s eye without feeling the freakiness you felt.

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    1 year ago

    What’ll really bake your noodle later on is that the eyes are not near the top of the head. Artists know this: if you look at someone, the eyes will be halfway between the chin and the top of the head.

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    1 year ago

    I’ve wondered about this recently too. Eyes are only sensory organs. People can also do fine without them. So why are they so expressive?

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      Because they are our primary sense.

      Humans are social animals and were group hunters. Being able to judge emotions and intentions of another human just by looking into their eyes (silent communication) was a massive evolutionary advantage for us.