Trump Is Reality TV, Mueller Is The Wire

[OngBonga]

Cognitive dissonance refers to the discomfort someone feels when their beliefs are contradicted by evidence.

Not quite. It's the discomfort felt when one simultaneously holds contradictory views. If someone is dismissing evidence, then they are not showing cognitive dissonance, since they reject the view the evidence supports. On the other hand, if you accept the evidence, and still hold the original view that the evidence refutes, now you're showing cognitive dissonance.

[Poopadoop]

Not quite. It's the discomfort felt when one simultaneously holds contradictory views. If someone is dismissing evidence, then they are not showing cognitive dissonance, since they reject the view the evidence supports. On the other hand, if you accept the evidence, and still hold the original view that the evidence refutes, now you're showing cognitive dissonance.

It doesn't really matter that you're wrong here, what matters is neither my definition or the wrong one you provide applies to Trump.

[OngBonga]

It doesn't really matter that you're wrong here, what matters is neither my definition or the wrong one you provide applies to Trump.

We're all wrong.

[Poopadoop]

No it's very simple. Cognitive dissonance refers to a feeling that arises when one's beliefs are contradicted by evidence.

Some of what you're describing are coping mechanisms for cognitive dissonance, which themselves are not cognitive dissonance.

What you're describing is like saying "Depression is a mental illness that results in low mood. Someone depressed might take prozac. Therefore depression is the act of taking prozac."

[OngBonga]

Merely being presented with evidence and being uncomfortable with it, that alone isn't cognitive dissoance. It could be social awkardness at having to debate opinions.

[Poopadoop]

Merely being presented with evidence and being uncomfortable with it, that alone isn't cognitive dissoance. It could be social awkardness at having to debate opinions.

Sorry but you're talking complete shit here. It doesn't help your case that you're providing google/wiki definitions. I am providing the one from cognitive psychology.

CD is nothing more or less than the uncomfortable feeling that arises when one's views are contradicted by evidence. It's an unpleasant feeling so people tend to try to reduce and/or eliminate it. Everything that happens after that is a coping mechanism, not the same as cognitive dissonance itself which is no more or less than the uncomfortable feeling.

[OngBonga]

Ok so to poop the religious nut who doesn't want to debate creationism is showing congnitive dissonance.

[Poopadoop]

Ok so to poop the religious nut who doesn't want to debate creationism is showing congnitive dissonance.

They're demonstrating a coping response to cognitive dissonance. CD is the unpleasant feeling of logical inconsistency that they are trying to reduce/eliminate.