> The level of cognitive dissonance required to maintain that kind of mindset must be intense.
Holding and advancing multiple deeply contradictory ideas is something humans are very good at.
I've come to believe that most people spend very little time asking if their ideas are reasonable. They just believe what they need to believe to fit into a group. It's more about group membership signaling than anything else.
Primates will choose social connection over food, so it's not surprising that we'll also choose social connection over rationality.
Holding and advancing multiple deeply contradictory ideas is something humans are very good at.
I've come to believe that most people spend very little time asking if their ideas are reasonable. They just believe what they need to believe to fit into a group. It's more about group membership signaling than anything else.
Primates will choose social connection over food, so it's not surprising that we'll also choose social connection over rationality.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrNBEhzjg8I