When a kitten sees itself in a mirror, it thinks it sees another kitten and reacts, in sometimes hilarious ways. Kids of all ages love seeing themselves in mirrors. When we video-call our grandchildren, they visit for a few minutes with us, but before long they are drawn to the little video of themselves in the corner, and pretty soon they are interacting with it, instead of with us, making faces at themselves and giggling.
This illustrates what a wise philosopher once said, “We do not see things as they are. We see things as we are.”