"No matter how difficult and painful it may be, nothing sounds as good to the soul as the truth."
-Martha Beck
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"My point is that perceptual bias can affect nut jobs and scientists alike. If we hold too rigidly to what we think we know, we ignore or avoid evidence of anything that might change our mind.“
-Martha Beck
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"Sometimes a psychic tells you something and it feels wrong and others may be right on the money. It's your choice about whom to trust, and giving that trust is something we do ourselves."
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