4 B’s (Brain, Bias, Bullying, Bigotry)

The brain appears to come equipped with a built-in “for-or-against” evaluation system. No surprise it tends to feel safer and more comfortable with what is “familiar” and can feel unsafe with unfamiliar people, places, and things. Almost anywhere on planet earth today one can hear about, if not actually see or experience personally, examples of what I term the 4 B’s. Studies have suggested some interesting aspects of how they interact with each other and ways in which they may be linked. The 4 B’s are:

• ·       Bias
• ·       Belief
• ·       Bullying
• ·       Bigotry

More tomorrow.