I’ve looked it up, but still feel a little confused
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I want to mention that having cognitive dissonance isn’t necessarily a bad thing. In fact, it can be a good thing! Dogmatic people, ones who never change their minds about ideas they strongly believe in, either don’t experience cognitive dissonance, or do everything within their power to quell it, like by confirming their biases or finding minor exploits without addressing the main points. Cognitive dissonance can be a helpful tool. For example, if scientists believe homeopathy is a bunch of nonsense, only for a study to show up saying it cures thyroid cancer, cognitive dissonance comes into play. Some scientists may question how all those earlier studies were wrong, and if homeopathy is true, then something is _really_ wrong in our understanding of biochemistry and physics. If a person is in good faith, they can use cognitive dissonance as a tool to reach better conclusions about the world around us as well as avoid believing in weakly sourced arguments.
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