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Ruminations On Being Human

December 03, 2019
by Caroline Miller
Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez, belief systems, black holes, cognitive dissonance, Descartes, reason versus belief
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A while ago, a woman dropped me from her Facebook friends list. I could see it coming. She was an alt-right believer, while I was not. Simply put, our views didn’t mesh. Beliefs, like black holes, seldom emit light. Reason forces us to reevaluate ideas according to new information.
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What Fools These Mortals Be

November 18, 2019
by Caroline Miller
Christopher Blair, cognitive dissonance, Eli Saslow, Midsummer Night's Dream, Nothing on This Page is Real, Puck, Shakespeare, The Last Line of Defense
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One of my favorite Shakespearian lines comes from A Midsummer Night’s Dream when Puck says to his Lord, “What fools these mortals be.” (Act iii, Scene 2.)  He spoke at a time before psychiatry existed, and no one had coined the term cognitive dissonance disorder.  
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The Meat Paradox: How We Can Eat The Animals We Love

July 02, 2019
by Caroline Miller
animals as a food source, animals as pets, carnivores, cognitive dissonance, green house gas emissions, Marta Zraska, Mind Over Meat, vegetarians
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Cognitive dissonance is a term psychologists use to explain how the human mind protects itself from its inherent contradictions. Smokers deny a link between cancer and cigarettes so they can go on smoking, for example. (Blogs 3/17/16, 3/17/16)  We all behave the same way.  We’re h
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Cognitive Dissonance And Women’s Liberation

November 21, 2016
by Caroline Miller
2016 Presidential election, Amos Tvesky, Bond of Brilliance, cognitive dissonance, Daniel Kahneman, Hillary Clinton, Michael Lewis, why women hold themselves back, women's liberation
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Depending upon what surveys you read, a majority of women voted for Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election, but not by a wide margin. (Click)  Thirty-nine percent went for her opponent, a certifiable  misogynist. One woman explained she was uncomfortable with her support
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