Have to mention that Terror Management Theory is the most interesting facet of psychology I've encountered so far. Like the DVD in your trunk, it can lead to irrational behaviors that you simply accept without question. Fascinating because people reach towards it when something about themselves that they've taken as a fundamental truth is challenged by conflicting evidence. They're not prepared to adjust to the truth so they simply drive on, like the person with the pedestrian embedded in their windshield or conservatives that plow on with conspiracy theories even if they go on to do horrific things to avoid having to admit they did something wrong at some point.
Have to mention that Terror Management Theory is the most interesting facet of psychology I've encountered so far. Like the DVD in your trunk, it can lead to irrational behaviors that you simply accept without question. Fascinating because people reach towards it when something about themselves that they've taken as a fundamental truth is challenged by conflicting evidence. They're not prepared to adjust to the truth so they simply drive on, like the person with the pedestrian embedded in their windshield or conservatives that plow on with conspiracy theories even if they go on to do horrific things to avoid having to admit they did something wrong at some point.