Cognitive Dissonance
Cognitive dissonance is a psychological phenomenon which refers to the discomfort felt at a discrepancy between what you already know or believe, and new information or interpretation. It therefore occurs when there is a need to accommodate new ideas, and it may be necessary for it to develop so that we become "open" to them.
This is explained in a book called "Descartes Error" by Antonio Damasio. He explains that the lack of ability for US citizens to actually 'see' reality is based on a problem of 'physical pain' in the brain that occurs when someone is faced with 'new learning' that 'contradicts' prior accepted 'knowledge'.
Dr. Damasio says that 'Mind' functions by way of a network of neural synapses in the brain that become literally 'destroyed' - when confronted by new 'knowledge' - They have to be literally broken to bits and rebuilt - and this 'destruction' causes actual physical pain to the individual.
We — as a society — now have become 'pain-adverse' — to the point that we would rather actually 'die' than 'learn' something new — and endure the actual 'pain' of new learning — therefore we are now at absolute mortal risk because of our inability to make life saving 'painful' judgments.
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Michael Santomauro
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