Why do humans have pareidolia built into our brains?

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I know pareidolia (seeing faces in objects) is built into our brains, but does anyone know why or where it comes from?

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Pattern recognition is a survival trait – which goes together with why animals develop camouflage, since the goal of camouflage is to *mislead* pattern recognition.  

You are the descendant of people who *noticed* the tiger in the tall grass and GTFO. 

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