The Ego's Defense Mechanisms

This chapter explores the ego's fierce reaction when challenged, leading individuals to defend their beliefs not for truth but to maintain status and intellectual beliefs. It criticizes the lack of acknowledgment of egoic reactions in scientific fields and discusses projection, distraction, addiction, and belief in science as forms of self-deception. The chapter delves into various mechanisms like confirmation bias and question begging, highlighting how individuals construct a skewed reality through self-deceptive reasoning.