Godric@lemmy.world to Political Memes@lemmy.world · 2 days agoMe when people are cheering on Iran, a country that literally executes gay peoplelemmy.worldexternal-linkmessage-square568fedilinkarrow-up1953arrow-down1223
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minus-squareLiberteez@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down3·15 hours agoYes, functioning brains can experience cognitive dissonance
minus-squareFlyingCircus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·14 hours agoIt’s not cognitive dissonance if you’re deliberately holding the two ideas. It’s only cognitive dissonance when you try to keep their black and white thinking and can’t find any reconciliation between the two.
Yes, functioning brains can experience cognitive dissonance
It’s not cognitive dissonance if you’re deliberately holding the two ideas. It’s only cognitive dissonance when you try to keep their black and white thinking and can’t find any reconciliation between the two.