The Cognitive Dissonance of Cult Members

Cognitive dissonance is like the mental frustration or like anxiety that you get from holding to opposing viewpoints. Rather than seeing stimuli that would radically alter the way that you perceive the world, it's just simpler to shut that down and move on. "It reminds me remember the story I told of my friend when he was 16 years old saw UFO in the car with his dad and his sister"