Um, have you read Pinker? I may have cut out too much in my quote. Pinker is pretty clear that our reason for being biased towards thinking we’re “nice and in control” is (from an evolutionary perspective, at least) so that we can better convince others of that.
But fair point about Festinger and the need for publicity.
Um, have you read Pinker? I may have cut out too much in my quote. Pinker is pretty clear that our reason for being biased towards thinking we’re “nice and in control” is (from an evolutionary perspective, at least) so that we can better convince others of that.
But fair point about Festinger and the need for publicity.