> [!infobox] <s class="aside-in"><em>mentioned in 8 evergreens</em></s> #### [[Is cognitive dissonance the reason for harmful behaviors]] Is this one of the main mechanisms behind why humans have chosen to cause harm to others. [[Human's have an inability to admit that they are wrong]], and [[Complex emotions are imperfect understandings of primal urges]], is the urge to go to [[war]] and the insistence on the destruction of the enemy a result of the cognitive dissonance of wanting the best for you and your family and the understanding that the resources of the world are limited. It is probably more likely that there are many different sources for harmful behaviors. - similarly:: [[Does cognitive dissonance increase your capacity for endurance]] - follows:: [[What is the cognitive effect of living in an unjust world]] - [[Humans have decided to take advantage of an unjust world]] - same mechanism:: [[Faith is an abstraction of cognitive dissonance]] - [[The Politicization of the Christian Church]] ### <hr class="footnote"/> **Status**:: #EVER/SEED *edited 7:35 AM - July 08, 2022* **Topics**:: [[human experience]], [[cognitive dissonance]]