The false and the furious: We aren’t just bothered by different beliefs – we’re bothered when we think others are wrong

When people use facts to defend their preferences, tastes or values, they may turn a disagreement over priorities into a dispute over who is right and who is wrong, turning up the emotional heat. Yutthana Gaetgeaw/iStock via Getty Images Plus Why do disagreements about vaccines, climate change or elections often feel so personal? Our research suggests it is not simply because other people have different beliefs. It is because we think those beliefs are mistaken. We are behavioral scientists who…