>>6484592>>6484588Harsh. But people tend to react this way to ideas that go against their own personal world view and... cognitive... biases.
Confirmation bias. It's the tendency to search for, interpret, focus on and remember information in a way that confirms one's... own... preconceptions. This effect, stronger for emotionally charged issues, warps your interpretation of data in a way that keeps you from... being... wrong. There is something fundamental in our minds that makes us hesitant to question ideas that we've... already come to a conclusion to.
We all do it. But who could blame us? That's just part of being a member of the human... species.
And as always, around blacks, never relax.
