perhaps it can be looked at as a function of bodily resource consumption. taking in new ideas and updating your priors is very, very energy intensive and I woul

perhaps it can be looked at as a function of bodily resource consumption. taking in new ideas and updating your priors is very, very energy intensive and I would guess requires the use of expensive bodily nutrients to build the pathways since I'm guessing about the nutrient usage, I'm less comfortable including it in a hypothesis, but perhaps low NFC and high dogmatism are related to low maximum energy output or poor energy efficiency in the brain. in my own personal experience, when I'm energy-tired, or ill, or depressed, I'm much less willing to approach new ideas, new experiences, or really anything that doesn't just follow pre-existing pathways