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The false and the furious: We aren’t just bothered by different beliefs – we’re bothered when we think others are wrong
Researchers found that more than 2,000 U.S. adults reacted more negatively to beliefs they judged factually wrong than to simple differences of opinion.
- People feel significantly more disturbed by interpersonal disagreements when they perceive the other person's beliefs as incorrect rather than merely different, according to new research.
- Research involving four studies of more than 2,000 adults suggests that the common understanding of how people navigate disagreements is incomplete.
- Disagreements about tastes or sports often remain harmless, but when beliefs involve vaccines, climate change, or election integrity, they can become conflicts over reality.
- When people are convinced someone is wrong, they may label them as irrational or biased, reducing their willingness to maintain close relationships with those holding conflicting views.
- Using facts to defend personal values can paradoxically turn priority disagreements into disputes over truth, increasing emotional heat and making disagreement harder to tolerate.
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The false and the furious: We aren't just bothered by different beliefs—we're bothered when we think others are wrong
Why do disagreements about vaccines, climate change or elections often feel so personal? Our research suggests it is not simply because other people have different beliefs. It is because we think those beliefs are mistaken.
·Douglas, United Kingdom
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The false and the furious: We aren’t just bothered by different beliefs – we’re bothered when we think others are wrong
Differences in beliefs may not be what drives people apart. A belief that someone else is wrong may be the stronger force.
·Boston, United States
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Eyewitnesses enjoy a high level of trust and respect, but sometimes quite undeservedly. What they saw with their own eyes and what they recall from memory, even after a short time, can differ quite fundamentally. This was proven by the now classic experiments of the American psychologist Elizabeth Loftus. In one ex...
·Bratislava, Slovakia
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