Sense-datum (and a little bit of determinism) and Star Wars

According to the views expressed in the early 20^th century by Bertrand Russell, Alfred Ayer, and others, the individual's perception of the world around them is always skewed by the limitations of sensory data.  In other words, an error free perception of the world around us cannot technically be achieved because the data is tainted during sensory interpretation.  This view is shared by Obi-Wan in Star Wars, as seen here:

His main point that “your eyes can deceive you, don’t trust them” is part of a recurring theme in the saga.  This theme concerns the importance of not allowing oneself to waste their effort processing and interpreting what they sense, but rather following instinct and prior experience.  Taking this one step further, one could make the argument that such a theme begins defining a difference between knowledge and wisdom.  And there most definitely are differences.  The way I look at it is that knowledge is the memorization of data (can be gained by simply observing), while wisdom can only be gained by making mistakes, and learning from them (refining one’s instincts).  That said however, instinct alone does not make one “master of the force” as Star Wars suggests, but one cannot function solely on sense-datum either.  And is there really no such thing as luck?  Well that’s another story (see post on Ferris Bueller).