Thank you Wayne for this layman's explanation of how we as people confront our beliefs - My curiosity stems from an informal education of our beliefs so I appreciate your expertise. Your example of Richard Pryor's skit is self explanatory - well said- thank you. Then you go into a comfortable "Cognitive Dissonance" essay. Thank you for that. And I like hearing about the Dorothy Martin story. Then you speak a bit about the political situation between the two parties in the US. You talk about the "proven" lies of the "Trump" side and Cassidy Hutchinson's story. I have no problem with that. However, I am curious as to how the "Cognitive Dissonance" explanation applies to the "Biden" side of the equation. There are numerous examples of identical malfeasance from the Democratic side. Strangely, it is not talked about or even mentioned as another example. There has been significant evidence portraying the same predicament as you speak of on the "Trump" example. I am not really interested in a political discussion, but curious as to how you respond to this observation? Regardless, hi five for your post…. - Best to you - Zidor