S2E05: Our Cognitive Biases

We construct a narrative that paints us in a pleasing light, not matter how far we may stray from the ideals that we think we hold dear. Our brains are excellent at doubling-down on bad decisions in an effort to resolve the dissonance in our heads as we try to hold two truths that conflict with each other. One of the biggest driving forces behind all of this is based on the biases in our minds that we don't even see. In an effort to make the world into a story where we are the heroes, we lose the ability to see the world clearly; history itself is driven by this folly. If we are going to actually use critical reasoning, we have to dispel this illusion.