Sentence examples for powerful illusion from inspiring English sources

It is such a powerful illusion -- this thin veneer of symbolic thought claiming unto itself substance and power it simply does not have.

But it's a powerful illusion, and one that a lot of Americans share.

If it's an illusion, then it's the most powerful illusion we have.

But the powerful illusion of physical proximity also sharpens their ache for the real thing.

And this powerful illusion of reality is far more misleading than any distorted account".

"When stereo's done right," Mr. Knoll said, "it gives you a powerful illusion that you're there witnessing something.

First, we are subject to powerful illusions about how our minds work.

Whether the device is a Ouija board, a divining rod or a bomb detector, the ideomotor effect is capable of producing powerful illusions that can be exploited by the unscrupulous.

He takes out the worst in an individual and creates powerful illusions in an attempt to cause them to become hedonistic and greedy.

It is impossible to deny that both Israelis and Palestinians are in the grip of very powerful illusions which only serve to prolong the conflict and prevent any mutual understanding.

Visual cues can also create some powerful illusions, including the McGurk illusion, where incongruent auditory and visual inputs result in an overall percept derived from but different to the input from each sensory modality (McGurk & MacDonald, 1976).