Defenses Quote by Bandy X Lee

“The human psyche evolved in order to defend itself against seeing the truth. To prevent us from catching sight of the mechanism. The psyche…

— Olga Tokarczuk

The conventional view serves to protect us from the painful job of thinking.

— John Kenneth Galbraith

“As Zapffe concluded, we need to hamper our consciousness for all we are worth or it will impose upon us a too clear vision…

— Thomas Ligotti

We must all beware the very real and understandable human tendency to ignore or subvert facts, and findings of science, that discomfort us for…

— William R. Brody

“the brain's business is not to give us an accurate or objective view of the world, but to give us a useful view -…

— Robin Fox

Our beliefs act as lenses. These lenses can help us see things we can't otherwise see, but they can also block us from seeing…

— Steve Pavlina

“I have great hopes that we shall learn in due time how to emotionalise and mythologise their science to such an extent that what…

— C.S. Lewis

“The human eye has to be one of the cruelest tricks nature ever pulled. We can see a tiny, cone-shaped area of light right…

— David Wong

“What makes you think human beings are sentient and aware? There’s no evidence for it. Human beings never think for themselves, they find it…

— Michael Crichton

We tend to accept information that confirms our prior beliefs and ignore or discredit information that does not. This confirmation bias settles over our…

— Kyle Hill

“This compulsion to connect experiences, symbols, images, and ideas stems directly from the brain's vital function as an organ evolved to make sense of…

— David DiSalvo

“Putting our effort into protecting rather than expanding our current worldview prevents our intellectual and emotional growth.”

— Robin DiAngelo