If faced with critical thinking, people tend to disregard what you’re trying to say and push back to their outlook.

  • Steve Sparrow@lemmy.one
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    1 year ago

    Because we’re emotional creatures first, we default to what’s familiar or comfortable. Logic/critical thinking take sustained practice and a lot of effort. There’s a study that suggests that many of our conscious choices are simply post-hoc rationalizations for decisions made in the unconscious.

    Absolutely do not trust anyone that insists they’re naturally and perfectly logical, they are unquestionably hiding some fixation or personal opinion which–if challenged–will make them unravel in the worst fashion.