When we fully realize how and why we did not design much of what goes on in our minds, we can then take responsibility in new ways and learn how to live in and work with such a mind. This may seem odd but it’s not really so strange. After all, you didn’t build your physical body – your genes did – but learning how your body works means that you can train it to be toned and fit, working on different muscle groups or your cardiovascular system and eating a balanced diet. Two hundred years ago, people didn’t realize that lack of vitamin C caused scurvy; now we do and so can prevent it by eating
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