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My Chat with Cognitive Scientist Dr. Hugo Mercier - On Human Reasoning (The Saad Truth with Dr. Saad_519)

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The Paradox of Reason

A man with a conviction is a hard man to change. Tell him you disagree and he turns away. Show him facts or figures and he questions your sources. Appeal to logic and he fails to see your point. We have all experienced the futility of trying to change a strong conviction, especially if the convinced person has some investment in his belief. The individual will frequently emerge not only unshaken, but even more convinced of the truth of his beliefs than ever before.

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