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   From: vpaereru-unmonitored@yahoo.com.invalid   
      
   Le 28/07/2024 à 20:10, Rich Ulrich a écrit :   
   > On Sun, 28 Jul 2024 14:57:29 +0100, Hibou wrote:   
   >>   
   >> Yes, I don't think it's peculiar to Asperger's or autism. People often   
   >> adopt positions without exploring them thoroughly, commit themselves,   
   >> and then feel obliged to defend that commitment, even when it turns out   
   >> they're wrong.   
   >>   
   >> It's not easy to admit one is wrong, but it has its advantages. It   
   >> brings discussion to a halt, instead of prolonging it embarrassingly,   
   >> and one gains Brownie points for valuing the truth.   
   >   
   > Consider this combination:  Asserting something that is not true   
   > is LYING.  LYING is very bad, like, a bad sin. So one is careful   
   > in what one asserts.  And one does not want to admit to the   
   > sin of being wrong. This creates a certain internal conflict,   
   > because there is also the notion that a 'sin' should be something   
   > that was intentional; and the original mis-statement is not   
   > something that one regrets.   
      
   In Usenet forums, I don't think deliberate lying is much of a problem,   
   but people are often mistaken. It's hard to admit that one is in error;   
   it throws doubt on one's ability. Also, our beliefs are part of who we   
   are; to let one go is to lose part of oneself.   
      
   > Bill (stats-resident Aspie) would justify his (very rare) backing   
   > down by asserting that there are two different 'cases' and he   
   > was thinking of the other (and more important, somehow) one.   
      
   Well, numerous authors - Overstreet and Carnegie, for instance - have   
   written of how reluctant people are to change their minds - and not just   
   autistic people. I expect all salesmen can tell tales about that (Dale   
   Carnegie was one, of course).   
      
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