4min chapter

Making Sense with Sam Harris cover image

#345 — Resilience

Making Sense with Sam Harris

CHAPTER

The Challenge of Changing Others' Beliefs and the Fear of Being Wrong

Explore the sunk cost fallacy, motivated reasoning, and fear of realizing one's mistake, and how these factors contribute to people's attachment to their beliefs, even in the face of contradictory evidence.

00:00

Get the Snipd
podcast app

Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.
App store bannerPlay store banner

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode

Save any
moment

Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways

Share
& Export

Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more

AI-powered
podcast player

Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features

Discover
highlights

Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode