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Christians would do far more good for our country by learning not to look to DC for solutions but to the glorious Son of God, who loves us and gave himself for us and, in doing so, gave us a whole new way of life—one not shaped by the power of force but the force of the gospel.
A Farewell to Mars
Brian Zahnd
I also do not speak of perceiving someone’s emotion “accurately.” Instances of emotion have no objective fingerprints in the face, body, and brain, so “accuracy” has no scientific meaning. It has a social meaning—we certainly can ask whether two people agree in their perceptions of emotion, or whether a perception is consistent with some norm. But perceptions exist within the perceiver.
How Emotions Are Made
Lisa Feldman Barrett
Confidence is one of those words that we use to mean different things without even realizing it. One is __epistemic confidence__, or certainty—how sure you are about what's true.…If you say, “I'm 99 percent sure he is lying," or guarantee this will work,“ or “There's no way the Republicans can in" you're displaying a lot of epistemic confidence.
Separately, there's __social confidence__, or self-assurance: Are you at ease in social situations? Do you act like you deserve to be there, like you're secure in yourself and your role in the group? Do you speak as if you're worth listening to?
The Scout Mindset
Julia Galef
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