Two people discuss why we cling to our opinions. Once you tie a belief to your identity, changing it feels like changing yourself. Disagreement doesn't have to mean hostility, but our experiences shape what we think is true.
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there's something to be said about respecting someone else's opinion. Like, you could have a different opinion than me and I don't have to agree with it, but I should respect your opinion and respect that's his view and that's based on his experiences and he believes in it for any whatever reason. You know, I shouldn't get upset at you 'cause you don't agree with me.
Yeah. But there's also an element to psychology and I don't remember the term for it, but it's like once you come up with your opinion on something it's very hard for someone to change your opinion on that thing because you've already invested into it and you've already created an identity around it. So changing it's very hard.