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1788: Spiritual Witnesses and Testimonies w/ LDS Discussions Ep. 43

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The Adaptive Nature of the Backfire Effect

When we are presented with evidence that kind of contradicts our beliefs or says they're wrong, our bodies react in the exact same way as if we are being physically attacked. It's triggering a fight or flight response. And so this is why you'll see this a lot in religion and in politics,. Even within family issues, people will often double down on a false belief even after being presented with overwhelming evidence.

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