So they don’t want their tribe to know that they internally admit they were wrong. Then this is about strategic lying.
The best way to show your tribe that you believe their distinguishing “truths” is to actually believe them. In many cases, it’s strategic self-deception, rather than internal truth-seeking with outward lying. Of course, distinguishing between these is difficult even reflectively in oneself, and nearly impossible in committed others.
Which is why religion is so often a mind-killing topic. It’s hard to trust yourself and impossible to trust others.
The best way to show your tribe that you believe their distinguishing “truths” is to actually believe them. In many cases, it’s strategic self-deception, rather than internal truth-seeking with outward lying. Of course, distinguishing between these is difficult even reflectively in oneself, and nearly impossible in committed others.
Which is why religion is so often a mind-killing topic. It’s hard to trust yourself and impossible to trust others.