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YEETAWAYLOL t1_ja3q3uc wrote
Reply to comment by johrnjohrn in ELI5 What is cognitive dissonance? by dreamingonastar1
I just hope I don’t get put in a year 10^6800 textbook where they go: “look at this moron thinking the universe would end LOL!”
YEETAWAYLOL t1_ja3o0pi wrote
Reply to comment by johrnjohrn in ELI5 What is cognitive dissonance? by dreamingonastar1
Im guessing the heat death of the universe would be a pretty sure bet for the end of the earth. Let’s hope I don’t get disappointed!
YEETAWAYLOL OP t1_j9yxoya wrote
Reply to comment by camkatastrophe in Eli5 What happens when you “slap” a flame to put it out? by YEETAWAYLOL
Yeah, I guess I was kinda stupid there. You also blow on fires when they are first starting, so I should have realized that it doesn’t necessarily put it out.
YEETAWAYLOL OP t1_j9ywled wrote
Reply to comment by XxCotHGxX in Eli5 What happens when you “slap” a flame to put it out? by YEETAWAYLOL
Hang on. My understanding was that blowing out a candle suffocated it (your breath was all CO2). Is that understanding incorrect?
YEETAWAYLOL t1_j9ythgl wrote
Reply to ELI5 What is cognitive dissonance? by dreamingonastar1
It’s when you have conflicting views that distress you.
Example: you love animals, and also love meat. If you think about where your meat comes from, you may be distressed because an animal died. But you still love animals and meat, even though they “contradict” each other.
Another example: you are a pacifist but also extremely nationalistic. If you are drafted into a war, you’re going to want to fight to defend your country, but also don’t want to fight, as it involves killing.
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YEETAWAYLOL t1_ja7u0ib wrote
Reply to comment by ReneDeGames in ELI5 What is cognitive dissonance? by dreamingonastar1
Oh yeah? Then what’s your date? Also, I put apocalypse as the end of human life/life in general, so we could outlast earth and colonize another planet.