What does cognitive dissonance mean? - eviltoast

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

  • ComradeSharkfucker@lemmy.ml
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    2 months ago

    Like you don’t believe in the death penalty, but you read about a child molester and believe they should be killed*

    I think this is more accurate, wanting them to die but believing that they shouldn’t be killed is logically sound