Frantz Fanon | Sometimes people hold a core belief that is very strong
“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 “Manchmal hegen Menschen einen tief verwurzelten Glauben. Wenn ihnen Beweise vorgelegt werden, die gegen diesen Glauben sprechen, können sie die neuen Beweise…