"There is, of course, great value in belonging……" — Gregory Berns
"There is, of course, great value in belonging to a group. Safety in numbers, for one. But there is also a mathematical explanation for why the brain is so willing to give up its own opinions: a group of people is more likely to be correct about something than an individual."
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Gregory Berns
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