EPISODE · Dec 10, 2025 · 3 MIN
Motivated Reasoning
from Conspiracy Theories Exploring The Unseen · host Michael Fortune
Welcome to the Fortune Factor Podcast, where we explore the hidden forces shaping our decisions. Today, we're diving deep into a fascinating, yet often unseen, mental process: motivated reasoning.Have you ever noticed how powerfully you can defend a belief, even when confronted with strong counter-evidence? It's not always about stubbornness or ignorance. Often, it's our brains unconsciously working overtime, a phenomenon called 'motivated reasoning'. This isn't about deliberately deceiving ourselves; instead, it's a subtle, automatic process where our desires, goals, and emotional states unknowingly bias how we seek out, interpret, and evaluate informationBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/conspiracy-theories-exploring-the-unseen--5194379/support.
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Welcome to the Fortune Factor Podcast, where we explore the hidden forces shaping our decisions. Today, we're diving deep into a fascinating, yet often unseen, mental process: motivated reasoning.Have you ever noticed how powerfully you can defend a belief, even when confronted with strong counter-evidence? It's not always about stubbornness or ignorance. Often, it's our brains unconsciously working overtime, a phenomenon called 'motivated reasoning'. This isn't about deliberately deceiving ourselves; instead, it's a subtle, automatic process where our desires, goals, and emotional states unknowingly bias how we seek out, interpret, and evaluate informationBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/conspiracy-theories-exploring-the-unseen--5194379/support.
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