Apparently, the world we see through our eyes is influenced by the story our brain tells us about it. This is tantamount to the old adage that all is realtive, but now research seems to confirm that, in fact, we live in a world that is constantly being edited into a coherent format. For our own benefit, so to speak, the linguistic switch board in the left side of our brain has taken on the role of squeezing reality into a shape that is more digestible for the individual recipient. That puts a new spin on the biblical recommendation: Cast out first the beam out of thy own eye....
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