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553. Why Do Smart People Double Down On Bad Ideas? | Dr. Gad Saad

2025/6/5
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Dr. Jordan B. Peterson: 我发现人们即使面对压倒性的反面证据，也难以改变自己的想法，反而会加倍坚持错误。试图用真理说服别人往往徒劳，人们常常选择视而不见。当人们接触到与自己观点相悖的信息时，反而会更加坚定自己的立场，这是一种“故意的盲目”。 Gad Saad: 我非常认同 Peterson 博士的观点。认知失调理论解释了人们为何会不惜一切代价来维持他们当前信仰体系的连贯性，无论他们接触到多少相反的证据，因为这会引发认知失调。我本想给大家提供一种心理疫苗，让大家重新审视自己的一些珍视的信念，但结果却恰恰相反。这就是为什么我在上一本书中谈到了鸵鸟寄生综合症，因为人们不想面对现实，这是一种故意的盲目。

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Jordan Peterson discusses the surprising human tendency to resist changing their minds despite overwhelming evidence, highlighting the concept of willful blindness and the paradox of contrary information solidifying existing beliefs.
  • Inability of people to change minds despite overwhelming evidence
  • Willful blindness
  • Contrary information solidifies position

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Dr. Jordan B. Peterson and evolutionary psychologist Dr. Gad Saad reunite for a conversation that blends ancient myth, evolutionary theory, and cultural psychology. Together, they dissect cognitive dissonance, the dangers of willful blindness, and the evolutionary logic behind sacrifice, delayed gratification, and identity formation.

 

This episode was filmed on May 23rd, 2025.

 

 

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