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# The distinction between a person and a pattern...
> The distinction between a person and a pattern protects analysis from becoming dehumanization. People can leave patterns, outgrow groups, revise values, and respond differently when another environment changes the behavioral options available.
**Source:** [[livestreams/Prelude to Culture, Social Belonging, and the Environments We Create - Workbook|Prelude to Culture, Social Belonging, and the Environments We Create]]
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“The distinction between a person and a pattern protects analysis from becoming dehumanization. People can leave patterns, outgrow groups, revise values, and respond differently when another environment changes the behavioral options available.”
— Bryant McGill
https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-distinction-between-person-behavioral-options-available
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