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Originally Posted by Constant Phil
I apologize for your lack of vision and common sense. I can certainly see a fair amount of energy being released by the lithium ion back  |
What you're experiencing now is called belief perseverance.
Belief Perseverance: Belief perseverance is maintaining a belief despite new information that firmly contradicts it. Such beliefs may even be strengthened when others attempt to present evidence debunking them, a phenomenon known as the backfire effect.
Explanations for the observed biases include wishful thinking and the limited human capacity to process information. Another explanation is that people show confirmation bias because they are weighing up the costs of being wrong, rather than investigating in a neutral, scientific way.