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Why your brain is bad at silent consent
為什么你的大腦不擅長默許
The human brain is wired so that people see what they believe.
人類大腦的構造會讓他們只看到他們相信的東西。
It is a predictive organ—constantly guessing what will happen next.
因為人類的大腦是一個前瞻性的器官——會不斷猜測接下來會發生的事情。
Because of this, face and body movements aren't an actual language that conveys consent, rejection and emotion in general.
因此，面部表情和肢體動作通常不是傳達同意、拒絕和情緒的實際語言。
Your experience that a person's smile means "I'm happy" or "I consent" or even "I'm afraid" begins with your brain's belief about what is true.
你的經驗告訴你，一個人微笑就意味著“我很開心”或“我同意”，甚至“我害怕”，而這種經驗始于你的大腦對真假的信念。
This means that two brains can perceive the same events differently.
這也意味著，兩個大腦對同一事件的感知可能會不同。
Research from my lab shows that your mood can influence what you see;
我實驗室的研究表明，你的情緒會影響你的視覺；
when you feel good, other people look more attractive, trustworthy and appealing.
當你心情好的時候，你眼里的其他人就會變得更動人、更值得信賴、更有吸引力。
It's human nature to sometimes see the world through desire-colored glasses.
有時透過欲望的有色眼鏡看世界也是人類的天性使然。
When men who are accused of sexual misconduct insist that their encounter was consensual,
當被控性行為不端的男性堅稱雙方是自愿發生性行為的時候，
they may be lying, or they may be suffering from an error of this active inference.
他們可能是在說謊，也可能是這種積極推理促使他們產生了這種想法。
Miscommunication happens but is never an excuse for rape, assault or harassment.
溝通失誤的情況的確存在，但這絕不是強奸、攻擊或騷擾的借口。
The lesson is clear: use your words.
教訓很明顯：你應該使用你的語言。
They're less likely to be misunderstood.
因為語言是不太可能被誤解的。
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