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Originally Posted by FireItUp
Still waiting for the proof. You got any?
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Oh, I'm sure someone could produce a mountain of legal documents, written statements, and video evidence, but it'd be a waste of time.
Here's the thing: When someone, such as yourself, shows such an extreme level of confirmation bias towards a viewpoint, there's this thing that happens when evidence is presented to the contrary of that viewpoint. Cognitive dissonance: the distinct feeling of discomfort over holding two valid yet completely contradictory points of fact in your head at the same time.
Now most people can process cognitive dissonance okay, but usually there's a bit of a mental struggle to square the circle, and often they have to make some compromise on one point or the other...sometimes both.
What people with strong confirmation bias do when experiencing cognitive dissonance is to find some way to disqualify the evidence of the viewpoint they don't wish to believe, or worse, start believing in conspiracy theories that disavow that viewpoint and support their own. This is the "doubling-down" effect that is common, and it's why there's no point in trying to convince you of anything.
Don't feel too bad, you're not alone. Lots of people do this. It's far easier to stay in a place of mental comfort than to re-assess your deepest held beliefs. Stay nestled in your warm bed if you want to, it's fine. But the adults are talking here. Either join in an adult conversation or save your trash for your facebook account.