Wednesday 19 November 2014

How People’s Political Passions Distort Their Sense of Reality

How People’s Political Passions Distort Their Sense of Reality

Though people might disagree on how to solve a problem, they can at least agree that the problem exists. Or can they? A new study finds that deeply held beliefs can undermine rationality: when confronted with solutions that challenged deeply-held values, people may be inclined to disbelieve the problem.


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from WIRED » Science http://feeds.wired.com/c/35185/f/661470/s/40a3348e/sc/7/l/0L0Swired0N0C20A140C110Csolutions0Eshape0Efactual0Ebelief0C/story01.htm

via Science News

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