The truth is in the eye of the beholder.
Douglas Adams has a wonderful concept called a Sombody Else's Problem field, or more commonly a SEP field. The idea is that the mind will fail to percieve something which it classifies as somebody else's problem, due to the fact that the whole thing is too unbeliavable / disturbing / confusing to deal with. There's even an entry in Wikipedia on the subject.
Wooden Ferrari
In direct and very intimate relation to the above, regard this simple Wooden Ferrari.
The words Why God, Why? spring to mind... Via Blogdex.
It's as real as you want it to be, baby.
I realize not all people are into how 3D graphics are drawn on the screen, but knowing what was left out, and why can't hurt, can it? Anandtech does an image quality analisys on contemporary graphics cards. Mindporn for serious tech junkies only... Yes, yes, "I need help", I know.