As in all moral panics, an accusation is enough to destroy a person's life. Hysteria trumps evidence.
Most people, when directly confronted by evidence that they are wrong, do not change their point of view or course of action but justify it even more… - Carol Tavris
Most people, when directly confronted by evidence that they are wrong, do not change their point of view or course of action but justify it even more…
- Carol Tavris
The history of the women's movement in America follows a consciousness-amnesia cycle. - Carol Tavris
The history of the women's movement in America follows a consciousness-amnesia cycle.
The scientific method is designed to help investigators overcome the most entrenched human cognitive habit: the confirmation bias, the tendency to no… - Carol Tavris
The scientific method is designed to help investigators overcome the most entrenched human cognitive habit: the confirmation bias, the tendency to no…
Doubt is not the enemy of justice; overconfidence is. - Carol Tavris
Doubt is not the enemy of justice; overconfidence is.
Even irrefutable evidence is rarely enough to pierce the mental armor of self-justification. - Carol Tavris
Even irrefutable evidence is rarely enough to pierce the mental armor of self-justification.
Depression is not 'anger turned inward'; if anything, anger is depression turned outward. Follow the trail of anger inward, and there you will find t… - Carol Tavris
Depression is not 'anger turned inward'; if anything, anger is depression turned outward. Follow the trail of anger inward, and there you will find t…
In the horrifying calculus of self-deception, the greater the pain we inflict on others, the greater the need to justify it to maintain our feelings … - Carol Tavris
In the horrifying calculus of self-deception, the greater the pain we inflict on others, the greater the need to justify it to maintain our feelings …
For some of the large indignities of life, the best remedy is direct action. For the small indignities, the best remedy is a Charlie Chaplin movie. … - Carol Tavris
For some of the large indignities of life, the best remedy is direct action. For the small indignities, the best remedy is a Charlie Chaplin movie. …
As in all moral panics, an accusation is enough to destroy a person's life. Hysteria trumps evidence. - Carol Tavris
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