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Maintaining beliefs despite disconfirming evidence. Beliefs are investments, and we don't like losing money.
Prevents learning from mistakes, maintains harmful practices, and makes education and persuasion extremely difficult.
People will maintain beliefs even when told the original evidence was completely fabricated and shown the fabrication process.
"Congratulations! Your brain just demonstrated the same reasoning that kept us in trees for millions of years."