Quotes Tagged "biases"

I'm convinced that most men don't know what they believe, rather, they only know what they wish to believe. How many people blame God for man's atrocities, but wouldn't dream of imprisoning a mother for her son's crime?
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I prefer to be seen as a know-nothing idiot, than a know-it-all bigot.
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Repudiation reinforces beliefs.
β€” Abhijit Naskar In Search of Divinity: Journey to The Kingdom of Conscience
Tags: psychology, prejudices, neuroscience, human-nature, fundamentalism, faith, discrimination, brainy-quotes, biases, belief
You can hardly realize the essence of my ideas, if you try to comprehend them in terms of what your society has taught you. To understand me, you must first be free, and start off in an investigative journey with me, like a naΓ―ve newborn with no preconceived idea about anything whatsoever.
Tags: thinker-quotes, philospher-quotes, knowledge, humanitarian, humanism, freedom-of-thought, freedom-of-mind, biases
When you've grown up mis-educated, surrounded by fear and hate, unaware of your privilege, lies can sound like the truth.
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