One of the most important principles I ever learned was cognitive dissonance, or the way we resolve the mental discomfort between two conflicting beliefs
For example, let's say you believe (1) pedophiles are bad but you also (2) support Donald Trump
Suddenly, you learn that he was closely associated & implicated with America's most notorious pedophile, Jeffrey Epstein. How would you resolve those conflicting beliefs?
Let's take a look at cognitive dissonance in action. What do you notice?