So the first lesson about trusting your senses is: don’t. Just because you believe
something to be true, just because you know it’s true, that doesn’t mean it is true. The
most important maxim for fighter pilots is “Trust your instruments.”
The final sentence of that quote is true whether the first two sentences are there or not. Thus, I could make the same assertion by saying:
Although generally trustworthy, your senses can mislead you when used outside of their normal contexts. The most important maxim for fighter pilots is “Trust your instruments.”
--David Eagleman
The final sentence of that quote is true whether the first two sentences are there or not. Thus, I could make the same assertion by saying: