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Being human includes having biases. Bias originates in the evolutionary inclination to distinguish “friend” (someone like members of my group) from “foe” (someone different from my group) in order to survive. It is a fundamental way that our minds process information, allowing us to stay safe and to navigate through a cacophony of stimuli at a reasonable pace. Our background and experiences create the lenses through which we see, interpret, and judge the world. (Prejudice is judging before knowing much.) Our natural tendency is to see the world as we are, not as it is. When we are busy and d
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