Why We Don't Listen to Science

SUBSCRIBE: http://bit.ly/LukeTheOrange TWITTER: https://twitter.com/LukeTheOrange SOURCES: https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2011/04/denial-science-chris-mooney/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2270237 https://motherjones.com/wp-content/uploads/lfestinger.pdf https://motherjones.com/wp-content/uploads/emotional_dog_and_rational_tail.pdf https://motherjones.com/wp-content/uploads/descartes.pdf Hi, my name is Luke. I make educational videos about Psychology and Neuroscience. They are all about why we as humans behave and think the way we do. The videos will range from social to evolutionary to positive psychology, and into the anatomy of the brain.

When we first encounter new information, we first form an emotional stance on it. We value our own self worth more than we value being correct. This is why we sometimes disagree with obvious evidence if it comes into conflict with our own ideals and world-views.