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My point is that perceptual bias can affect nut jobs and scientist

My point is that perceptual bias can affect nut jobs and scientists alike. If we hold too rigidly to what we think we know, we ignore or avoid evidence of anything that might change our mind. – Martha Beck

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No matter how difficult and painful it may be, nothing sounds as good to the soul as the truth. – Martha Beck

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You have the freedom to live and let live, to love and let love. Granting yourself that freedom is one of the healthiest, most constructive things you can do for yourself and the people who matter to you. – Martha Beck

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