Lucas Fernandes

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As far as the left hemisphere is concerned, truth is fidelity to a closed system which defines its own reality. Internal, theoretical, consistency is more important than truth to experience. The right hemisphere, meanwhile, thinks that it might be worth checking by looking out of the window, where, whatever it may say on the piece of paper, a porcupine is not, actually, a monkey, nor are tropical winters cold.
The Matter With Things: Our Brains, Our Delusions and the Unmaking of the World
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