Talk:Cognitive dissonance

Only 1 1/2 of those examples are really cognitive dissonance. HelpJazz 13:42, 24 September 2008 (EDT)

Can you explain which ones? --DRamon 13:50, 24 September 2008 (EDT)

I would also like to point out that many of those can be reversed with the same logical effect (ie, opposing abortion, as it destroys life, but being in favor of capital punishment) NateE ^{Let Us Communicate} 13:53, 24 September 2008 (EDT)

• The abortion/death penalty thing isn't necessarily cognitive dissonance, because you are killing different types of people (innocent babies and violent criminals) for different reasons.
• The Christian/evolution thing is the 1/2 example. Not all devout Christians believe that the Bible is literal, so it's not cognitive dissonance to believe evolutionist evidence. It's probably CD for someone who's a devout Christian (no matter what form of Christianity they are devout in) to believe that God had absolutely no influence in the creation of the world, hence the "1/2" example
• the global warming example is actually a good example
• the last example is not cognitive dissonance. First of all, people who "rail against America and its government" don't believe that they are "reaping all the benefits of freedom and capitalism". Additionally, if someone doesn't like the government, the answer isn't simply to move out. HelpJazz 14:14, 24 September 2008 (EDT)

Just because someone doesn't "believe" they are reaping benefits doesn't mean they actually aren't. Also, telling those people to move out is a good idea - but they rarely do (and the fact they don't move out is actually a good sign that this is a form of cognitive dissonance). --DRamon 14:32, 24 September 2008 (EDT)