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The science of why we cling to our beliefs

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Imagine there's a person running at you with an axe in their hand and a crazed look in their eye. Now imagine you're sitting at a bar having a quiet conversation with someone and that someone is challenging one of your most deeply-held beliefs. Which of these situations would you say is a serious threat? You might think being hacked to pieces by an axe-mu[...]