It is in Man a primordial need to maintain his psychological coherence that explains why lies as crude as those that are served to him are not questioned: they contribute to fighting against psychological collapse. Thus, man integrates them.
Only the individual who has acquired, through his personal history (repeated collapses of world representations) or through a particular constitution (grace, spiritual work) will be able to make the truth prevail over the short-term consolidation of the inner edifice.
The great plasticity such an individual would show will allow him to express a courage that is literally beyond the norm.
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Which seems to equate to: « People believe whatever they feel validates their prejudices, until they learn to let go of that prejudice. »
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Confirmation bias.
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