As human beings, you and I have exactly three choices for what we believe about ourselves and others: 1) I am better than others 2) I am less than others 3) I am equal to others. I’m calling these the Three Self Belief States. And what we believe about ourselves is also what we believe about the groups we identify with. Our group is better (the “haves”), less (the “have nots”), or equal (wait, what?). Fact: being identified with our groups (religious, cultural, racial, socio-economic, vocational, avocational) causes self belief to become elevated for some and eroded for others. The consequences of this are very apparent today. The division between the elevated and the eroded is a self-fulfilling (ironic, I know) process with an…

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