The brain has a frightening way of turning the counterfactual into a good reason for a fight with what’s right.
Ever seen a car driving the wrong way, in your direction? Your head immediately develop a dozen reasons as to why your eyes — the ones looking at the approaching, unlit headlights — are incorrect. Beginning and ending with its hallmark, this d…
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