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Ep16 "Why is everyone who disagrees with you misinformed?"

Inner Cosmos with David Eagleman

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The Notion of Empathy

The first step to rising above our internal models is to start watching for these bug traps that lure us in. Both sides of the political spectrum are equally happy to engage in retrospective romanticization. We assume everyone shares the same model we do and demonize anyone who doesn't. The driving force of evolution is survival of the fittest, not of the friendliest.

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