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RE: Steemit Tips: How NOT To Behave On Steemit -- Cognitive Dissonance
I often hold conflicting opinions on many topics; the product of a world full of uncertainties, deliberately or otherwise. I find this sense of being willingly unsure on many topics to be enlightening. I am not conformed to any one viewpoint or direction.
keeping all the half-finished puzzles on the table.
That said, this is a very hard state to remain in; constantly filled with bias. I choose to embrace my immediate bias - so long as I am willing to reflect critically in the future.
What you're talking about is actually a definition of intelligence: being able to hold conflicting ideas whilst not adopting them. That is a psychological asset that is vital to skepticism and rationality. Where cognitive dissonance comes from is when a preexisting bias or belief is met with conflicting evidence, and an emotional discomfort appears.
Here's an example.
Imagine that you are someone who likes both cola and dark beer. You have a glass of cola on the table, but when you turn around someone switches it with dark beer. You turn back and take a sip of your drink, thinking it's cola (because they look the same), but it is actually dark beer. You will experience a moment of psychological discomfort, not because of the flavor of the drink (because in this scenario you actually like the flavor of both), but because
Thanks for that, I understand the meaning of cognitive dissonance a bit better now.