For many people protecting their ideas ... - Dhamma by Ajahn Jayasāro
For many people protecting their ideas and beliefs is more important than putting them to the test of truth. One common strategy for doing this involves what is called closed loop thinking. This refers to creating a position that cannot be overturned. For example, some people convince themselves that any evidence that disproves their belief must be false. It has either been planted by their enemies or designed by their god as a test of faith. Thus, no unwelcome evidence is taken seriously. To such people, feeling right means that they are right.
To a Buddhist, feeling right is just a feeling. Feeling completely convinced is just a feeling. No feeling is a proof. Only the mind that has been trained to let go of identification with feelings can know what is true and what is false.
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