Religion, Politics, and Self-Suppression
Fitting in isn’t only about conforming to the group consensus. It also means demonstrating your loyalty to the group by rejecting any evidence that threatens its figurative honor
Julia Galef • The Scout Mindset: Why Some People See Things Clearly and Others Don't
People bind themselves into political teams that share moral narratives. Once they accept a particular narrative, they become blind to alternative moral worlds.
Jonathan Haidt • The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion
Them. It’s a powerful word, and the research, in both psychology and neuroscience, suggests that because our identities have so much to do with group loyalty, the very word itself, identity, is best thought of as that which identifies us as, well, us—but more importantly not them.