And still the cult won't crack
And no matter what the evidence, the cult denies, makes excuses, and doubles down.
"Sometimes people hold a core belief that is very strong. When they are
presented with evidence that works against that belief, the new
evidence cannot be accepted. It would create a feeling that is
extremely uncomfortable, called cognitive dissonance. And because it
is so important to protect the core belief, they will rationalize,
ignore and even deny anything that doesn't fit in with the core belief."
Frantz Fanon, Black Skin, White Masks
Yes, really good point about the cognitive dissonance and discomfort. It's so sad that this is my own mom to a tee
'Hovering like fruit flies over their rotten banana' captures the situation exactly. :-)
Yeah, this is a rough 4th.
The worst. Hang in there!
And no matter what the evidence, the cult denies, makes excuses, and doubles down.
"Sometimes people hold a core belief that is very strong. When they are
presented with evidence that works against that belief, the new
evidence cannot be accepted. It would create a feeling that is
extremely uncomfortable, called cognitive dissonance. And because it
is so important to protect the core belief, they will rationalize,
ignore and even deny anything that doesn't fit in with the core belief."
Frantz Fanon, Black Skin, White Masks
Yes, really good point about the cognitive dissonance and discomfort. It's so sad that this is my own mom to a tee
'Hovering like fruit flies over their rotten banana' captures the situation exactly. :-)
Yeah, this is a rough 4th.
The worst. Hang in there!