Human Behavior November 19, 2022

Beliefs Overruling Facts

Facts Overruled by Beliefs

Internal search of ourselves can be deceptive because of our indwelling beliefs. We conjecture and interpret our world based on what we apprehend to be the truth.

Our brain does not like the threat of having its beliefs conflicted. If you believe that vegan diet is the only best way of eating, no one needs to convince you otherwise, because you will desperately maintain your ultimate rightness.

Be skeptical about your own belief. You may believe something that is erroneous for too long. 

You may also like...

Confidence and Competence

When you feel more competent than you actually are, you are overconfident. When you doubt your...

Ode to Silence

It may be hard to convince yourself that you need quiet time for self-reflection because in...

Concocted Pleas

We have the penchant to feel more regretful with things we didn’t do than things we...

Striking Visage Blurs Perceptions

We attribute most incidents to be influenced by its conspicuous feature. If a motorcycle crashed when...