An inquiry: Why do we hold onto beliefs that don’t serve us?

Data does not predict the future. Capitalism does not maximize positive outcomes. Learning cannot be legislated. People want to belong to something larger than themselves while expending a minimum of effort. They want their sins to be virtues. 

 I have some questions about the state of this country I live in and the world right now. Why do we hold on to obviously false underlying values? At what point does rationalization, justification, and logical calisthenics become impossible? Does it ever? Or is everything an overreaction? 

 I want to use this blog to keep myself investigating. Once a week. Inquire beyond the obvious. Talk to people for the purposes of. Look up the answers to my questions. Tell some jokes. Not for the purpose of figuring it all out. For the purpose of knowing you all better. You can be whatever you are. I want to make sure my glasses are not blurred and my vision is as precise as it can be.

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