Tag: cognitive dissonance
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The Mind: Our Heavy Bundle of Bias
Image credit: Heavy Backpack by Everest on shutterstock_747066787 There is no question that the human mind is a bundle and a burden of bias. Believing what we want to believe or relying on false memories or placing blame on others are all ways we gravitate toward what we have been taught throughout our lives. These…
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Behind the Mask of Duplicity
Image credit: Author “Every one sees what you appear to be, few really know what you are.” — Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince (1532) The ability to tell truth from lies, or honesty from deceit, is a survival skill. Evolution has proven that being able to read and understand other’s true motives or beliefs is essential…