Remember the fable by Aesop? The one about the Fox trying to get some grapes but in the end it was too high for him to reach so he gave up and contented himself by saying the grapes were probably sour anyways. My dear readers that is what we will be discussing today. The Cognitive Dissonance Theory.
Okay, so probably not grapes but did you ever buy something you did not need and when you reached home just said "oh well, I might need it someday" and God knows where you placed it till now?
Why did you say such a line? To comfort yourself even though you know you were wrong? Is it better to deceive oneself to feel better? Would you rather not know the real consequences of your actions? Would you really just sugar coat it?
Well maybe at the moment since its just about you, you might say "well hell, yeah! its my **** life so I can do what I'm **** pleased to do!!" So lets take it away from you. What would happen if a government did this?
Yes, do you picture it? A corrupt government trying to cover up its corrupt actions under false pretenses so that they will not be subjected to the fiery arrows from the people. A statement to blind you so that you will be oblivious to their nasty deeds.
Not feeling so good right now? okay maybe just maybe you might also fall into the group of people that says "I don't care about politics", what would you do if it was one of your family members or close friend who did that to you? Say he/she did something behind your back that was so obvious and tried to cover up by telling you that he/she did it for some other 'greater good' but you could prove the bluff anytime?
Apparently this is what leads us to this study. To me, I'd just say social cognition is a LIE. It's just some pretty made up fantasy made for not taking the blame. It's what some people deem as a 'white lie'. Its just by all means wrong.
So the next time you catch yourself trying to 'pretty up the situation', ask yourself, are you doing any good deceiving yourself and probably some other people? Is self satisfaction better than the truth? Would THIS not affect your judgement of things in the near future? Will you always have to be a LIAR?
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