How to Think with Julia Galef [S2 Ep.13]
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The Power of Consistency in Beliefs
I think there's also something to do with the desire to be consistent in one's beliefs over time that can lead to this. It's a similar thing where people will attribute a view to me and they kind of almost sneak it in there without me even noticing. I've read that professional persuaders like telemarketers or other salespeople use this property of human nature to try to sell people things. And so people just feel instinctively trapped like, well, I kind of have to now that I've said.
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