Loading ...Cognitive Dissonance — we all got it!
I have it, you have it. The question is: How do we continue to re-evaluate our beliefs in the face of new facts?
The Role of Cognitive Dissonance in the Pandemic
I would say that the article is written with the bias that the pandemic is real, but it could easily be written with any underlying viewpoint.
A very important topic Kemmrich
IMO the guy who wrote this has a severe case of Cognitive Dissonance
He is presenting HIS opinion as the “Facts” but NOT presenting the Possibility that there is another set off facts.
You have cognitive dissonance if you do not agree that masks work …for instance…this is what he implies .
I will take my own evolution on this as an example of the opposite of cognitive dissonance.
At First I made fun of the WooHoo Flu. I thought it would amount to nothing
As more evidence came I realized it was a much more serious virus and began to support the notion of a lock down because there were “Models” showing Hundreds of millions would die.
Then I began to see different opinions and began to at least entertain the thought that maybe the severe measures were an over reaction.
I was just starting to explore that avenue ..while still believing in the “party line” that we had to be very careful and unfortunately destroy the economy and peoples lives because this thing was extremely deadly.
I was aligned with the Leftwing Political Side …and even posted “Pandumic” which mocked Trump and Fox news people…showing how early on they dismissed this as a hoax or much ado about nothing. BUT some of you pointed out that early on most of the democrats like Cuomo also poopooed the idea of closing borders as racist.
So now with this new information I started to think…hey…this is all becoming political.
Then I posted a good video from 2 California Doctors saying that at least in their hospital and area the “pandemic” never arrived ..and they had good data to show that it was unfair to close small businesses but keep Costco etc open.
They also said this lockdown was political.
At that point I was still on the left side of things ( if you will) until BAM…The video was censored by YouTube and articles started appearing disparaging these 2 doctors as heretics or lunatics.
Same thing happened with the Video Plandemic.
So now with this new information …CENSORSHIP of one side of the “debate” by those who “control” most media outlets and search engines …That made me change my views once again to support of the “underdogs” who were being censored.
I started to listen to this alternative reality and it made a LOT of sense…but many of the articles were censored.
Then the extreme left started protesting and rioting and the Media supported it…Immediately after denouncing much smaller and much more peaceful anti lockdown protests.
That sealed the deal for me.
Presently I believe the MSM and Powers that be are perpetuating a fear mongering based approach and the alternative ( Right side of the Political Spectrum) is trying to present a science based approach which more and more is showing this virus while a serious matter is NO WHERE NEAR the threat originally postulated ….and the lockdowns and masks are NOT the right approach.
I have always believed masks are useless and harmful to the wearer …from experience ..as I am in a profession that largely wears them ( I did NOT because they literally made me sick)
I have not changed my mind on that point because i see way more science showing they are harmful and not useful.
I ask YOU Kemmrich…when is the last time you changed your mind on an important issue.
I was a serious Trump basher…I still don’t like his personality …but Now I have changed to a Trump supporter
Because I see the alternative is NOT a moderate Democrat regime but a regime that truly would be controlled by Marxist Thinking batshit crazy “woke” Millennials .
They have seized the moment and are truly showing what they would do…and it resembles nothing that I believe in.
My point in all of this is …I agree with the premise of this article…We all must re examine out strongly entrenched beliefs from time to time when presented with evolving new information.
We all must check our biases and see if they still fit with new information and realities.
The article is a bit of a joke IMO because it is not balanced as should be an article exploring cognitive dissonance…it is strongly slanted to the status quo.
From an article on John Maynard Keyenes
“The British economist whose theories about government intervention in the economy is reviled by conservatives everywhere.”
Keynes’s actual words were:
“When the facts change, I change my mind. What do you do, sir?”
My take from the article was: The more you have invested in your beliefs, the harder it is to change (both sides). That is it, no more or less. I would hope that I could change my opinion when presented with new facts. I don’t think that I have been shown any “facts” that could change my viewpoint. The charts seem to point in the direction that I am on the correct side, for now. Of course I was on the side that thought that warmer weather and more outdoor activity would help the virus go away (like it does with the flu virus). I guess I was wrong on that one.
Your point is correct
YOU have it
I said this just the other day. One thing I don’t have any CD about is the fact that this pandemic is making everybody coo-coo. All the infighting over text, writing etc. There isn’t any emotion yet folks get so upset which only shows that they are probably stressed in their “real” world. Can’t we just all get along?! 🙂