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Jiang uses the experiment rhetorically to argue that modern prejudices about how the world works prematurely close the mind to interesting possibilities.
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Prejudice
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A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "...we close our minds to it right we we have these prejudices about how the world works and so we shut up our minds..."
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definition
Civilization is defined as history, culture, and values that give life the purpose of maintaining, protecting, and defending one’s civilization, but this also creates prejudice, war, inflexibility, and limits on openness.
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Jiang says the three predictions capture the essence of Alexander's life, but he also instructs the class to be skeptical and ask whether the model's prejudice may make them unfair to Alexander.
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He rejects the prejudice that non-technological peoples are stupid, arguing that their religious imagination is sophisticated, complex, and vivid.
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Jiang argues that prediction forces thinkers to confront the limits of their moral framework and recognize their own prejudices.
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"...we close our minds to it right we we have these prejudices about how the world works and so we shut up our minds..."
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"...emerges over time the first of course is the idea of prejudice you just believe that you your civilization is superior to that of..."
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"and try to reason with him, he will see you as a threat, as disloyal, and as an enemy who must be eliminated, okay?..."
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"...ask ourselves, is it possible that we are blinded by our prejudice? And maybe we are being unfair to Alexander the Great, okay? Does..."
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"...thing is that it's extremely sophisticated and complex. So, one major prejudice that we might have of these people is, well, they don't drive..."
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"They don't have cell phones. Therefore, they must be stupid. But clearly, from our understanding of their religious beliefs, they're actually extremely imaginative and..."
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"...the limitations of your moral values. You're forced to recognize your prejudices."
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"...he or she is speaking from a certain world. A certain prejudice. And so we must always be on guard. We must always ask..."
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"...own um in your own media bubble which just reinforces certain prejudices in you and and and and then you're then you're provoked into..."
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"...thing happened in China as well where because of these cultural prejudices um it was hard for transnational capital to come in and co..."
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"...switch perspectives, it's a violent assault on your own consciousness, your prejudice, your beliefs, your values all being destroyed at once, which allows you..."
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"...Asian, and there's going to be a lot of stereotypes and prejudice against me because I'm East Asian. Okay? And, quite honestly, I was..."
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