In group bias and digging in to defend held "truths" is so evident now that the media, education and political spheres have stirred their constituents as hard as they can against any outside their approved mindset. Without brain imaging I can attest that this dynamic is also at work among conservatives, especially Donald Trump supporters. While leaning conservatively, I do not identify with the right and have found myself in some heated exchanges with diehard Trump supporters when discussing things he has said in conjunction with the actions he has or has not taken on them.

When we choose to believe something, we are making an energetic agreement that we bind to ourselves. In essence, these "truths" begin to own us in the same way our possessions do, perhaps more so as we carry these agreements with us everywhere we go.

Due to decades of stalking my own thoughts, I am perhaps aware of it within myself more than many. Your posts are often a great place for me to do so, as we align in many of our beliefs. Because of this, when we arrived at the same conclusion using different roads, or there is a variation you will write about, it is interesting to watch my thoughts try to justify why you are mistaken, or if only you knew this or that you would understand the real "truth" of the matter. Sometimes I think it is easier to do this battle against ones energy investment into belief when it takes place with those we hold respect for. It makes it easier to temper our emotions when they first begin to whisper their irrational arguments.