beliefs and identity
Everyone belongs to a tribe and underestimates how influential that tribe is on their thinking. There is little correlation between climate change denial and scientific literacy. But there is a strong correlation between climate change denial and political affiliation. That’s an extreme example, but everyone has views persuaded by identity over... See more
collabfund.com • Ideas That Changed My Life
Convincing someone to change their mind is really the process of convincing them to change their tribe. If they abandon their beliefs, they run the risk of losing social ties. You can’t expect someone to change their mind if you take away their community too. You have to give them somewhere to go. Nobody wants their worldview torn apart if... See more
James Clear • Why Facts Don’t Change Our Minds
Facts Don’t Form Beliefs:
“I believe in climate change. I believe in the people who tell me there is climate change. The people who don’t believe in climate change, they believe in other people.”
This is how we form all beliefs. We don’t examine evidence and reach conclusions. We trust people we like, then adopt their views.
The reasons are not the
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