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To: Logical me

Doublethink means the power of holding two contradictory beliefs in one’s mind simultaneously, and accepting both of them.

George Orwell once again nails Zer0.


17 posted on 06/09/2015 6:16:49 PM PDT by Sasparilla (If you want peace, prepare for war.)
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To: Sasparilla
Doublethink means the power of holding two contradictory beliefs in one’s mind simultaneously, and accepting both of them.

That would be Cognitive Dissonance, I believe. A Psychological condition defined and studied in the 50s or 60s, if I remember properly.

34 posted on 06/10/2015 5:29:39 PM PDT by publius911 (If you like Obamacare, You'll LOVE ObamaWeb.)
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