This article is a collection of interesting experiments, but it didn't quite explain the "why" in the title for me. Maybe the point is simply that we humans ar

This article is a collection of interesting experiments, but it didn't quite explain the "why" in the title for me. Maybe the point is simply that we humans are naturally inclined to make our beliefs persistent. I think the proper term for this is "backfire effect": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belief_perseverance https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belief_perseverance Which I learned via this comic: https://theoatmeal.com/comics/believe https://theoatmeal.com/comics/believe