From conversations with experts and my own observations, I learned that many of our mental differences are physiological. Just as our physical attributes determine the limits of what we are able to do physically -- some people are tall and others are short, some muscular and others weak -- our brains are innately different in ways that set the parameters of what we are able to do mentally. As with our bodies, some parts of our brains cannot be materially affected by external experience(in the same way that your skeleton isn't changed much through working out), while other parts can be strengthened through excercise (I will have more to say about brain plasticity later in this chapter).
上面这段话的意思是我们思维方式或心理上的差异很大程度上是由于我们大脑的生理结构决定的。这个和我之前的认知相差很大，我一直以为这种差异是因为我们所处的环境和受到的教育决定的。仔细想想也有道理，为什么男人和女人的思维方式不一样？用生理上的差异来解释还是比较合理的。
知道了这一点让我有一种释然的感觉，以后再遇到让我愤怒或反感或震惊的想法，我可能就不会感觉那么强烈了，因为心里会想：“好吧，你有这种想法也不是故意的。”
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