If someone says you suffer from cognitive dissonance, what does that even mean?

  • Mechaguana@programming.dev
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    1 month ago

    I meaaaaan what if, I love animals for their meat, for sustenance but also for giving headpats to said meat. Is that cognitive dissonance? (Feel free to ignore)

    • Cagi@lemmy.ca
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      1 month ago

      Cognitive dissonance is the emotion disruption caused by internal inconsistencies, not necessarily the inconsistencies themselves. Making peace with them is important for our own sanity. If you don’t have any strong emotions, I would probably say there’s no cognitive dissonance. I’m not a vegan either.

    • ITGuyLevi@programming.dev
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      1 month ago

      I’d say it depends, do you believe that you could live as a vegan? Not everyone can, and nothing is wrong with that. I view some animals as yummy and others as not, I’ve never tried eating an oat tree, but I’ll tear up some carrots.

      I like the idea that consciousness is experienced by all living things and am totally okay with a certain amount of it ending during the natural progression of my life.