“If three men couldn’t see eye to eye on who among them was and was not the real Jesus, your chances of… — David McRaney Art Copy Share Image
“The more info you get about a statement, the more likely you are to believe that statement.” — David McRaney Copy Share Image
“You have a deep desire to be right all of the time and a deeper desire to see yourself in a positive… — David McRaney Time Copy Share Image
“there is a growing body of work coming out of psychology and cognitive science that says you have no clue why you… — David McRaney Psychology Copy Share Image
“The Third Person Effect THE MISCONCEPTION: You believe your opinions and decisions are based on experience and facts, while those who disagree… — David McRaney Third person Copy Share Image
“Whatever groups you don’t belong to become the groups who you think will be bowled over by messages you don’t agree with.” — David McRaney Copy Share Image
“When the third person effect leads you to condone censorship, take a step back and imagine the sort of messages people on… — David McRaney Ask yourself Copy Share Image
“It isn't you don't want to help; you just don't want to help a cheater or do more than a slacker -… — David McRaney Copy Share Image
“Wait long enough, and what was once mainstream will fall into obscurity. When that happens, it will become valuable again to those… — David McRaney Consumer culture Copy Share Image
“THE MISCONCEPTION: The larger the consensus, the more likely it is correct. THE TRUTH: A belief is not more likely to be… — David McRaney Faith Copy Share Image
“Where people see themselves in a harsh yellow light of obectivity....about 20 percent of all people live in that spot and psychologists… — David McRaney Psychology Copy Share Image
“To make the world more just and fair, you have to make it harder for evil to thrive...” — David McRaney Copy Share Image
“Jokes and movies, comic books and professional wrestling, television shows and news programs—they all present dramatic interpretations of facts and fiction in… — David McRaney Books Copy Share Image
“A memory is least accurate when most reflected upon, and most accurate when least pondered. Together, those two facts make eyewitness testimony… — David McRaney First kiss Copy Share Image
“narrative bias—a bias in that when given the option, you prefer to give and receive information in narrative format.” — David McRaney Storytelling Copy Share Image
“You are aware only of a small amount of the total information your eyes take in, and even less is processed by… — David McRaney Conscious mind Copy Share Image
“you are the same as an insect, just with a more complex nervous system responding to stimuli with a wider array of… — David McRaney Habits Copy Share Image
