Intentional Stress Challenge: Contest Deeply Held Beliefs
When we are confronted with evidence that challenges our deeply held beliefs we are more likely to reframe the evidence than we are to alter our beliefs. We simple invent new reasons, new justifications, new explanations. Sometimes we ignore the evidence all together. -Matthew Syed
It is quite possible that humans don’t yet know any absolute truths in th…
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