#belief-psychology

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fromSilicon Canals
1 week ago

I spent twenty years trying to change my mother's mind about things she was factually incorrect about and one day I stopped - not because I gave up, but because I finally understood that her certainty was never actually about the facts - Silicon Canals

Deeply held beliefs resist correction because they serve emotional needs and identity protection, not because people lack access to facts.
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