Rand said something about cognitive dissonance. "There are no contradictions. If you find one, check your premises." Meaning exactly what you discussed in this article. These ideas that conflict with reality, yet most people believe, require further examination. In all cases, some long-held belief is simply inaccurate and needs to be discarded.
I also think inertia/routine is an important part of this issue because it is always easier to continue doing or believing something than it is to change. Couple that notion with the entrenchment of government and its propaganda telling people there is no better way than the current system, and we end up where we are with fallacious and often dangerous ideas as accepted facts. As we have discussed previously, where in school are students asked to question any of these premises, even though they directly contradict most of the morality they are likely taught at home?
Rand said something about cognitive dissonance. "There are no contradictions. If you find one, check your premises." Meaning exactly what you discussed in this article. These ideas that conflict with reality, yet most people believe, require further examination. In all cases, some long-held belief is simply inaccurate and needs to be discarded.
I also think inertia/routine is an important part of this issue because it is always easier to continue doing or believing something than it is to change. Couple that notion with the entrenchment of government and its propaganda telling people there is no better way than the current system, and we end up where we are with fallacious and often dangerous ideas as accepted facts. As we have discussed previously, where in school are students asked to question any of these premises, even though they directly contradict most of the morality they are likely taught at home?