<Tab/>In Gould's essay "Some Close Encounters of a Mental Kind," Gould tries to shake our belief in the credibility of what we see or remember by offering us an experiment and an experience whereby the human mind is easily fooled. I have found through my own experience, as Gould's stated, "certainty can be both a blessing and a danger." I am entirely convinced from Gould's essay that what people perceive and remember should be received with an open mind, and to the possibility that the information recalled, may not truly reflect the experience that took place. Therefore, howe…
