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ilex  ·  1984 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: The magical thinking of guys who love logic

All of us hold some kind of wrong, perhaps even self-contradictory belief. The big difference is whether or not you're willing to be humble about being wrong -- and whether or not you exist in a social environment where you can be humble.

It's easy to pick apart peoples' worldviews from afar; it's harder for them to do it when dramatically changing their perspective on the world could cost them their whole social circle and support network.