Group identity membership can cause people to base their attitudes and beliefs on tribal allegiance rather than evidence, because when identity is tied to group membership there is felt pressure to conform and fear of expulsion if they deviate from group orthodoxy, which makes people less scrupulous and critically minded than they would be if reasoning through situations independently.
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Maya ShankarEvidence Quote
“when we look at how it is that people form their attitudes and beliefs about the world they're not simply basing it on what the data says they're basing it on their tribal membership on their identity membership”
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No. 1 Psychologist: How to Change Your Identity & Accomplish Your Hardest Goals— The Knowledge Project PodcastCreated: 8/11/2026, 1:39:16 AM
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