In a word : pride.
It is a fool’s fortress and shame’s cloak.
> What's so bad about being wrong sometimes?
I imagine the word “wrong” above replaced with the word “human”.
> cognitive dissonance
Losing your shit and acting like a proud little bitch/child is NOT cognitive dissonance, despite popular misconception. Freaking out and screaming at/attacking something to make it go away and/or prevent discussion/communication/learning/reflection/humility is ALSO not cognitive dissonance.
Cognitive dissonance is the brain’s inherent, and most often completely painless, ability to hold and even reconcile 2 paradoxical positions at once. Cognitive dissonance is actually what ENABLES human beings to continue to believe they are right while at once being definitively proven wrong.
It is a fool’s fortress and shame’s cloak.
> What's so bad about being wrong sometimes?
I imagine the word “wrong” above replaced with the word “human”.
> cognitive dissonance
Losing your shit and acting like a proud little bitch/child is NOT cognitive dissonance, despite popular misconception. Freaking out and screaming at/attacking something to make it go away and/or prevent discussion/communication/learning/reflection/humility is ALSO not cognitive dissonance.
Cognitive dissonance is the brain’s inherent, and most often completely painless, ability to hold and even reconcile 2 paradoxical positions at once. Cognitive dissonance is actually what ENABLES human beings to continue to believe they are right while at once being definitively proven wrong.
Actually clings to his slavery because he/she believes this is the only path to survival
The slaves care not for truth or politics, but only base comforts...
and to the point, most cattle-folk regard the jews as holy because he holds all the shekels, shekels=happiness, safety, security
a society that worships hedonism and consumption, is prone to spiritual slavery (which is why most people wouldn't dare to badmouth the jews lest their shekels be taken!)