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    :''...The central metaphor of these four chapters is that the mind is divided, like a rider on an elephant, and the rider’s job is to serve the elephant. The rider is our conscious reasoning—the stream of words and images of which we are fully aware. The elephant is the other 99 percent of mental processes—the ones that occur outside of awareness but that actually govern most of our behavior.
    :''...when we want to believe something, we ask ourselves, “Can I believe it?” Then, we search for supporting evidence, and if we find even a single piece of pseudo-evidence, we can stop thinking. We now have permission to believe. We have a justification, in case anyone asks. 


    Haidt, Jonathan. The Righteous Mind . Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. Kindle Edition.  
    :''In contrast, when we don’t want to believe something, we ask ourselves, “Must I believe it?” Then we search for contrary evidence, and if we find a single reason to doubt the claim, we can dismiss it. You only need one key to unlock the handcuffs of must.<ref>Haidt, Jonathan. The Righteous Mind (p. 98).</ref>








    working quite hard at reasoning. But it was not reasoning in search of truth; it was reasoning in support of their emotional reactions.
    Haidt, Jonathan. The Righteous Mind (p. 29). Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. Kindle Edition.


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    ...when we want to believe something, we ask ourselves, “Can I believe it?” Then, we search for supporting evidence, and if we find even a single piece of pseudo-evidence, we can stop thinking. We now have permission to believe. We have a justification, in case anyone asks. 
    In contrast, when we don’t want to believe something, we ask ourselves, “Must I believe it?” Then we search for contrary evidence, and if we find a single reason to doubt the claim, we can dismiss it. You only need one key to unlock the handcuffs of must.[1]




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    1. ↑ Haidt, Jonathan. The Righteous Mind (p. 98).


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