Worldviews, cognitive dissonance & how to change your beliefs
All of a person’s beliefs are organized around their philosophical view of reality which usually consists of up to three core beliefs. If they permit themselves to question a core belief, their entire worldview can come into question.
An array of secondary beliefs stem from and support each core belief. If you threaten the core belief, you threaten all the other beliefs attached to it.
It is a survival instinct to defend one’s worldview. A person’s worldview determines their effectiveness. If it turns out to be wrong, the strength of their convictions lessen and they lose power to create along the lines of their main beliefs. They may also become confused and begin to question everything they have taken for granted. Conflicting beliefs can cause psychological chaos and a stalemate, preventing a person from acting consistently and effectively and manifesting anything or achieving goals. Usually such a period of confusion is brief. A new unifying principle can be used to restructure the mind along new lines.
