How to completely let go of all your biases forever! :) (Skeptics and unfaithful guys, look away!!!)

Greetings! 😁
To those who believe change is impossible—those who insist that being prejudiced against the unknown is simply part of human nature—I kindly ask that you refrain from commenting below. Thank you. 🙂
Now, for those who believe we must liberate ourselves from all preconceptions, recognizing that biases provide nothing but a distorted and fundamentally incorrect view of reality until true understanding is reached, please read on. 😁

Since we live in this technological age where everyone possesses smartphones and computers (at least enough to access 😁), I suggest you record a few principles on your devices and read them daily until they are deeply ingrained:
1. I will refuse to harbor any prejudices, for such biases only serve to make a person shallow and narrow-minded; the absolute truth is only revealed once everything is thoroughly understood.
2. If I lack knowledge regarding a subject, I will not allow anyone else's opinion to shape my own, lest I fall victim to mere prejudice once again.
3. Nothing in life is ever purely black or white. Behind every single circumstance lies a vast multitude of complex causes and reasons. We must always strive to find the most rational and humane explanation for every situation, whether it affects us or others, for that is where the true cause resides.

I hope these reflections prove useful to someone. 🙂

Absolutely 🤣

The ocean works wonders, does it not? 😁

Michelle Williams17 said:Greetings! 😁
To those who believe change is impossible—those who insist that being prejudiced against the unknown is simply part of human nature—I kindly ask that you refrain from commenting below. Thank you. 🙂
Now, for those who believe we must liberate ourselves from all preconceptions, recognizing that biases provide nothing but a distorted and fundamentally incorrect view of reality until true understanding is reached, please read on. 😁

Since we live in this technological age where everyone possesses smartphones and computers (at least enough to access 😁), I suggest you record a few principles on your devices and read them daily until they are deeply ingrained:
1. I will refuse to harbor any prejudices, for such biases only serve to make a person shallow and narrow-minded; the absolute truth is only revealed once everything is thoroughly understood.
2. If I lack knowledge regarding a subject, I will not allow anyone else's opinion to shape my own, lest I fall victim to mere prejudice once again.
3. Nothing in life is ever purely black or white. Behind every single circumstance lies a vast multitude of complex causes and reasons. We must always strive to find the most rational and humane explanation for every situation, whether it affects us or others, for that is where the true cause resides.

I hope these reflections prove useful to someone. 🙂

What’s the actual cost of trying to put points 1, 2, and 3 into practice?
Mis'im, is it even worth the effort?
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Give it a try and let me know what you think 😉

Ryan Wilson2 said:Absolutely 🤣

It’s actually pretty smart how they warned the skeptics not to go reading 🙄 😁

To the author—I mean, being completely free of all biases can actually be a bad thing. Like, if you have a healthy bias against snakes, that’s exactly what’s going to save your life when you stumble upon one in the woods and decide to give it a wide berth 😉
And as for this whole idea that people are rational beings and there's always a logical explanation for why we act the way we do? Honestly, that's just another bias. People are wildly unpredictable, kind of goofy, and frankly, a little crazy sometimes—usually just driven by whatever their ego is craving at the moment. There isn't always some neat, logical reason for it

I’m pretty attached to my prejudices—honestly, I don't see any reason to ditch them just to chase some questionable agenda.

My prejudices are rooted in actual, firsthand bad experiences, and I view them as a necessary compass for navigating life. So, why on earth would I want to just cast them aside? ☕

Michelle Williams17 said:Greetings! 😁
To those who believe change is impossible—those who insist that being prejudiced against the unknown is simply part of human nature—I kindly ask that you refrain from commenting below. Thank you. 🙂
Now, for those who believe we must liberate ourselves from all preconceptions, recognizing that biases provide nothing but a distorted and fundamentally incorrect view of reality until true understanding is reached, please read on. 😁

Since we live in this technological age where everyone possesses smartphones and computers (at least enough to access 😁), I suggest you record a few principles on your devices and read them daily until they are deeply ingrained:
1. I will refuse to harbor any prejudices, for such biases only serve to make a person shallow and narrow-minded; the absolute truth is only revealed once everything is thoroughly understood.
2. If I lack knowledge regarding a subject, I will not allow anyone else's opinion to shape my own, lest I fall victim to mere prejudice once again.
3. Nothing in life is ever purely black or white. Behind every single circumstance lies a vast multitude of complex causes and reasons. We must always strive to find the most rational and humane explanation for every situation, whether it affects us or others, for that is where the true cause resides.

I hope these reflections prove useful to someone. 🙂

Right back at you! 🙂

Thank you so much for sharing this—it was beautifully put. 👍

Real, true insight always comes from within; anything else is just dead knowledge.

Michelle Williams17 said:Give it a try and let me know what you think 😉

Aaaaaa...but what’s this idea of "trying it out"? For what purpose, exactly?
Mis'im, I’ve tried everything else—even considered the permanent exit (though you can't really complain about the results once you've actually gone through with it)—but they certainly don't pay you out in Tesla. It’s all just... well, nothing at all. That's why I thought, "Forget it, Adam! Why bother with such blind pursuits?"
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I'm not doubting anything, truly... I'm just asking...
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Look, you can't just force yourself to stop being biased—it doesn't work that way. It’s more like... I don't know, maybe growing a garden? You can't yell at a seed to grow faster; if you try to force it, you're just going to end up crushing the damn thing.
Real change happens at its own pace, as we actually build up some awareness, empathy, and a bit of common sense. If you try to rush the process, all you're doing is burying those old prejudices even deeper.

Frank Flores63 said:My prejudices are rooted in actual, firsthand bad experiences, and I view them as a necessary compass for navigating life. So, why on earth would I want to just cast them aside? ☕

The author also touches on those unfounded prejudices—the ones where someone else serves us their own views, attitudes, or experiences. We then instinctively swallow that outside knowledge and treat it as our own. We end up resisting things that might actually be incredibly pleasant or positive for us, only to later realize how naive we were to accept someone else's "bad" experience as our own truth.🤔
In reality, those kinds of prejudices are just manifestations of the ego's fear of the unknown—basically, a fear of losing the security found in the familiar.

It seems to me that the author is suggesting we stay open-minded. We shouldn't judge something based on someone else's negative opinion, or even our own past setbacks, because doing so closes us off to something new. Maybe that "bad" experience was actually meant to teach us something or broaden our horizons—so maybe it wasn't even that "bad," right? Sometimes, a slap in the face (a "bad" experience) is just the Universe expressing unconditional love.
Truthfully, there is no such thing as a "bad" or "good" experience; there is only our impression of it—our own opinion or attitude toward what happened.

So why would you want to free yourself from them? ☕

What if those prejudices—those "bad" life lessons you've endured—are actually keeping you locked away from much more beautiful experiences?
What if, deep down, it's just a subconscious fear preventing you from trying something new? That prejudice might just be a projection of your mind, mapping one old experience onto a completely different situation. We end up avoiding things (without even knowing what) just to ensure we don't repeat a past mistake.

Take, for example, being afraid of something because your mind tells you that if you act (or don't act) a certain way, something "bad" will happen. Your mind projects a past scenario onto a future one that hasn't even occurred yet, effectively shutting the door on an experience that has absolutely nothing to do with the past. Every single experience is unique and unrepeatable. No two moments are ever identical.

But the mind is tethered to the past. It’s made up of everything we've learned, all our conditioning, our entire history—all this baggage stuck to us that prevents us from truly living and finding joy in the present moment.

Our minds are always looking toward the future through the lens of the past. But if a person could somehow step beyond the mind—if they could just step out, let go, and allow everything to unfold as it unfolds, without regret, without complaining, without trying to control, criticize, judge, worry, provoke, hope, or expect... if they could just *live*... man, if only we could do that... yeah...

Nicholas Gonzalez8 said:Look, you can't just force yourself to stop being biased—it doesn't work that way. It’s more like... I don't know, maybe growing a garden? You can't yell at a seed to grow faster; if you try to force it, you're just going to end up crushing the damn thing.
Real change happens at its own pace, as we actually build up some awareness, empathy, and a bit of common sense. If you try to rush the process, all you're doing is burying those old prejudices even deeper.

I'm with you on that, though I think it also depends on whose prejudices we're talking about—whether they belong to someone else or if they're truly ours.

When it comes to other people's biases, we can let them go right HERE and NOW. For me, that means making a conscious, firm decision not to view or judge anything through the lens of someone else's "knowledge" or experience. Their perspective is subjective—it's shaped by their upbringing, society, surroundings, education, culture, and even how mature they are—so it isn't absolute. Real insight, in my eyes, has to come from within. We learn best by experiencing things firsthand, and that's the only thing that feels truly valid to me. That’s why we need to stay open to every single experience, whether it turns out to be "good" or "bad."
At the end of the day, you can't walk in someone else's shoes.

As for our own internal biases, we can tackle those right HERE and NOW too. We do that by refusing to blindly trust our own minds—by not letting every "bad" experience we have get projected onto the next one. If we don't do that, we'll just stay trapped in a cycle of constant fear and submission.

nimbleranger5 said:The author also touches on those unfounded prejudices—the ones where someone else serves us their own views, attitudes, or experiences. We then instinctively swallow that outside knowledge and treat it as our own. We end up resisting things that might actually be incredibly pleasant or positive for us, only to later realize how naive we were to accept someone else's "bad" experience as our own truth.🤔
In reality, those kinds of prejudices are just manifestations of the ego's fear of the unknown—basically, a fear of losing the security found in the familiar.

It seems to me that the author is suggesting we stay open-minded. We shouldn't judge something based on someone else's negative opinion, or even our own past setbacks, because doing so closes us off to something new. Maybe that "bad" experience was actually meant to teach us something or broaden our horizons—so maybe it wasn't even that "bad," right? Sometimes, a slap in the face (a "bad" experience) is just the Universe expressing unconditional love.
Truthfully, there is no such thing as a "bad" or "good" experience; there is only our impression of it—our own opinion or attitude toward what happened.

So why would you want to free yourself from them? ☕

What if those prejudices—those "bad" life lessons you've endured—are actually keeping you locked away from much more beautiful experiences?
What if, deep down, it's just a subconscious fear preventing you from trying something new? That prejudice might just be a projection of your mind, mapping one old experience onto a completely different situation. We end up avoiding things (without even knowing what) just to ensure we don't repeat a past mistake.

Take, for example, being afraid of something because your mind tells you that if you act (or don't act) a certain way, something "bad" will happen. Your mind projects a past scenario onto a future one that hasn't even occurred yet, effectively shutting the door on an experience that has absolutely nothing to do with the past. Every single experience is unique and unrepeatable. No two moments are ever identical.

But the mind is tethered to the past. It’s made up of everything we've learned, all our conditioning, our entire history—all this baggage stuck to us that prevents us from truly living and finding joy in the present moment.

Our minds are always looking toward the future through the lens of the past. But if a person could somehow step beyond the mind—if they could just step out, let go, and allow everything to unfold as it unfolds, without regret, without complaining, without trying to control, criticize, judge, worry, provoke, hope, or expect... if they could just *live*... man, if only we could do that... yeah...

👍

casualtiger2 said:I’m pretty attached to my prejudices—honestly, I don't see any reason to ditch them just to chase some questionable agenda.

But they’re exactly what helps you survive everyone else's biases...🍿

Michelle Williams17 said:Greetings! 😁
To those who believe change is impossible—those who insist that being prejudiced against the unknown is simply part of human nature—I kindly ask that you refrain from commenting below. Thank you. 🙂
Now, for those who believe we must liberate ourselves from all preconceptions, recognizing that biases provide nothing but a distorted and fundamentally incorrect view of reality until true understanding is reached, please read on. 😁

Since we live in this technological age where everyone possesses smartphones and computers (at least enough to access 😁), I suggest you record a few principles on your devices and read them daily until they are deeply ingrained:
1. I will refuse to harbor any prejudices, for such biases only serve to make a person shallow and narrow-minded; the absolute truth is only revealed once everything is thoroughly understood.
2. If I lack knowledge regarding a subject, I will not allow anyone else's opinion to shape my own, lest I fall victim to mere prejudice once again.
3. Nothing in life is ever purely black or white. Behind every single circumstance lies a vast multitude of complex causes and reasons. We must always strive to find the most rational and humane explanation for every situation, whether it affects us or others, for that is where the true cause resides.

I hope these reflections prove useful to someone. 🙂

Prejudice is really just a snap judgment—a conclusion you jump to before you’ve actually done the legwork. It’s that tendency to form an opinion on something without truly knowing the facts or, more importantly, without putting in the actual effort to study it critically. It's lazy thinking, honestly. I've seen it happen so often in everyday life—people deciding they hate a certain brand or a specific way of doing things before they even understand the "why" behind it. It’s all about skipping the research phase and jumping straight to the verdict.It’s essentially what you see before any actual experience comes into play—that preconceived, rigid, and frankly exhausting set of stereotypes people cling to. It’s built entirely on nothing but baseless claims and fake authorities when they start talking about people from different religions, ethnicities, or nations. Honestly, it’s just pure provocation—people picking fights simply because someone else has different customs or habits... whether it’s the way they cook or even just their basic dietary choices. It’s irrational, really.

Prejudice—it’s one of those terms we throw around constantly, but if you actually sit down and dissect it, it’s essentially just a collection of mostly negative attitudes toward specific groups or individuals. It’s that tendency to make these sweeping, totally unjustified generalizations about people before you even have a shred of actual information to back up your stance. You're basically deciding who someone is before they've even opened their mouth. And here is the kicker—these biases aren't some innate, biological glitch; they are learned. We pick them up exactly the same way we learn how to tie our shoes or ride a bike, through repetitive exposure and social conditioning. Most of this stuff starts in childhood—you soak it up from your parents, your teachers, your guardians, or just the general social circles you find yourself in while growing up. The reason prejudice is so incredibly stubborn—and this is what really gets under my skin—is because it’s modeled after authority figures. When the people you're taught to trust and respect hold certain views, you internalize them as absolute truth. It becomes part of your worldview without you even realizing it. And unfortunately, once those biases take root, they become the foundation for all sorts of unfair, discriminatory behavior in the real world. It’s a cycle that’s hard to break, especially when it's baked into the very fabric of how we were raised.

You really have to be able to look yourself in the mirror and admit when you actually hold a specific opinion about someone—or something, for that matter. It’s easy enough to take a side, but the real test—the part where most people stumble—is being genuinely prepared to pivot. You have to be ready to scrap your own views and correct course the second you run into hard facts that prove you wrong. If you aren't willing to adjust based on the evidence you gather, then you aren't actually thinking; you're just clinging to an ego.

Look, if you actually want to shake off those deep-seated prejudices of yours—and I mean really get rid of them—it isn't some quick fix or a lightbulb moment. It’s grueling work. You have to go out there and hunt down information, painstakingly vet it, sift through the noise, and then somehow distill all that data into actual wisdom by learning from the people who walked this path before you. It’s a slow, exhausting process of refinement—much like trying to clean up a messy garage over a weekend, only instead of old tools, you're dealing with the clutter in your own mind. It takes discipline.

But it’s right there in black and white:

16 So I said to myself, "Look, I’ve actually managed to gather more wisdom than anyone who came before me in Jerusalem. My soul has amassed a massive amount of insight and understanding." 17 I dedicated myself to studying wisdom—and, frankly, I studied stupidity and madness just as closely, only to realize the whole thing was nothing but empty noise.
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How on earth do you shake off these stubborn, ingrained prejudices!!

We can actually curb our own biases just by calling them out when they happen.
There's a huge difference between past experience, raw prejudice, and an actual new situation.
Sure, experience helps, and we’ll probably be right most of the time if we use it to judge a new scenario. But sometimes we screw up big time because instead of seeing things for what they really are, we just force everything into old, dusty boxes.
It takes a lot of headspace and staying chill to make sure our biases don't ruin our lives, but rather actually make them better.

Brandon Foster7 said:We can actually curb our own biases just by calling them out when they happen.
There's a huge difference between past experience, raw prejudice, and an actual new situation.
Sure, experience helps, and we’ll probably be right most of the time if we use it to judge a new scenario. But sometimes we screw up big time because instead of seeing things for what they really are, we just force everything into old, dusty boxes.
It takes a lot of headspace and staying chill to make sure our biases don't ruin our lives, but rather actually make them better.

The sages always say we shouldn't be like some unfaithful guy who doubts everything. Because, look, for someone who truly believes in themselves and in God, anything is possible.
Take this specific instance, for example: http://www.cnn.com/faith/miracle-story-child-healing.html
He gently corrected the young woman, asking, "Why are you shouting so loudly? Can't you see your son is sleeping?" Then, following the earnest prayers of a humble monk, the child was brought back from the brink of death and healed from a severe illness.

On the flip side, we have the absolute worst-case scenarios:
http://miracles-and-tragedies.com/prayer-gone-wrong
Terrible things happen in this world. Instead of seeking emergency medical aid, negligent parents attempted to heal their child through prayer alone.

Back in 2009, a court in Wisconsin found them guilty because they essentially killed their child by choosing prayer over calling 911.

Their daughter passed away on the floor after falling into a diabetic coma, and rather than reaching for a phone to call for help, the parents gathered around her to pray. She stopped breathing, and by then, it was simply too late.

So, how are we supposed to navigate the 7th Commandment of Satanism? It's a wild thought:
7. Acknowledge the power of magic if you have successfully used it to manifest your desires. If you deny the power of magic after successfully invoking it, you will lose everything you gained through it.

In the name of God and having blind faith in yourself (while hiding behind a bunch of prejudices), some of the worst atrocities in history have taken place.

al_djezira, your logic is as erratic as a storm in Mexico! 😁 👍
I have written this exclusively for those who truly desire to uproot prejudice—and only for them.