perception and evidence: forum for week of 10 Oct

Mo does have a point that some of our perception is loaded with prejudice and opinions. Social engineering plays a large part in what we do. If someone teaches a young child that black is an evil colour and white is a good colour. That child will grow up with that belief and may even block out all other beliefs because the child was taught at an early age and doesn't refute it. Then during a trial where the child, now a grown man, is one of the jurors, proposes the verdict of guilty on the black person which was based on evidence that the person was taught that black was an evil colour.