The evidence that belief exerts a powerful influence over physiology, gene expression, and behavior has led epigeneticist Cole to conclude: “To an extent that immunologists and psychologists rarely appreciate, we are architects of our own experience. Your subjective experience carries more power than your objective situation.” (Dobbs 2013) In Cole’s quote, the term “subjective experience” represents perception or belief, while “objective situation” can be interpreted as reality. Replacing Cole’s words with these synonyms, his quote now reads: Your belief carries more power than your reality.
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