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SimmerGeorge
5 years agoSeasoned Ace
"muzickmage;c-17608337" wrote:
People don't generally respond well to being told to change their mind. And most likely won't examine their own beliefs when the idea of doing so is being offered in a way that makes them uncomfortable.
@muzickmage Yes, this is very true we did that in psychology class. In short the theory says that when people have a certain opinion about one thing and they are presented with an arguement that contradicts that opinion then they react by trying to weaken the other person's opinion or by trying to relativize it. That happens because changing your own estabilished opinion requires more mental energy than just trying to weaken the opposing opinion and as humans we naturally tend to avoid making an effort to change our opinion because it tires us out. We prefer to have a peace of mind.