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Putting Our Assumptions to the Test

Hidden Brain

CHAPTER

The Left Wing Ideology of a Maxist Kind

Abijit is the son of a bank manager from Calcutta. He grew up in an emphatic environment where people were very talkative and had strong views. As a teen he found himself pushing back against his friends' sweeping theories. The author often asked them to slow how did they know their theories were true? What was the evidence that backed up their claims?

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