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Re:What Happens to the Brain During Cognitive Dissonance? (2... by riprowan on Monday May 30, 2016 @01:17PM (#11802188)
> This is never rational, and never something that you have to do.

Not sure I agree with that.

The real world is full of mutually exclusive moral problems, like when "do unto others" runs directly into "first do no harm" when deciding to give help to someone whose bad behavior you might be enabling.

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Re:What Happens to the Brain During Cognitive Dissonance? (2... by pessimizer on Monday May 30, 2016 @06:10PM (#11803506)
The problem is continuing to hold both beliefs. You can't have two prime directives. You can't say "never do harm to anyone" and "always defend your children." You have to explicitly prioritize beliefs that have the potential to cause dilemmas.
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