Why Do Humans Seek Patterns?

In human society, we are taught from a young age to discern patterns, especially in the education system, from core subjects such as literature and mathematics or extracurricular classes such as art and music. By doing so, we also find the meanings, the rules, and the connections between phenomena that are irrelevant to each other and believe in the phenomenon of believing in them. The argument that Michael Shermer provides is the fact that humans “are pattern- seeking animals” and “are adept at finding patterns whether they exist or not”. The assumption that Shermer makes is that humans are wired to seek patterns and that we are adept, or “thoroughly proficient” in our ability to do so. The main ways that humans process these existent or non-existent patterns, …show more content…
So, we need to critically analyze the objects so we don’t overlook skepticism. However, if we are trapped in skepticism, it is not going to be beneficial to humans. So it is very necessary for us to point out and analyze the psychic, creationist, pseudo-historian, and cult group that mislead the public. Therefore, it is also necessary for anyone who can confront the science and reason, and even the forces that threaten the human race, to be the precursor of the scientific community who has led the public. Shermer is one of the precursors. Steven J. Gould, a prominent evolutionary biologist in the United States, has called Michael Shermer "an activist who protects human dignity through the power of reason, a person who has a very important influence on the