Unfortunately, our mechanisms of perception can catch only glimpses of the reality that surrounds us, and by the time these fragments of sensation reach our consciousness, we will have constructed an internal reality that is quite different from the way the world actually is. Thus, at the core of our knowledge, we find that we embrace many unconscious assumptions that never have been proven to be true.
One thing this bus deal has allowed for is more reading – when I actually score a seat, that is.