In Julie Beck’s informative article, “This Article Won 't Change Your Mind,” she explores and challenges the phenomenon that belief and choices are often influenced by a person’s moral characteristics and their environment. Beck first uses a short anecdote explaining how people often chooses to only believe the things that they want to believe. If a subject matter is too uncomfortable to discuss, people often become dismissive and choose not to acknowledge the unbearable truth. Beck then continues to pursue her argument by applying reliable studies in order to strengthen the ethicality of her beliefs. She uses sources such as T Leon Festinger’s study and Stanley Schachter’s book, When Prophecy Fails, in order to imbed undeniable facts into …show more content…
I agree with Beck’s theory about this phenomenon seeing as that her evidence, in my opinion, comes radiates from a liberal persona. Beck’s theory challenges the conservative ideology that belief is structured from within. That belief isn 't influenced by religion or political party. However, Beck provides specific evidence that factors like these does in fact make a difference for the basis of your belief. Religion is often the foundation of most people 's viewpoints and political stance. For example, most religions condone the justification of homosexuality; however most people who do not associate with religion have a different viewpoint about the subject. This ultimately shows us that there is no such thing as right or wrong within a general topic. If belief is influenced by a person 's moral characteristics, then there is nothing we can do about about changing their truth. Religious people use the Bible to justify their moral “facts,” however skeptics use science and cold hard evidence to justify their side of the bargain. All things considered, belief is not just a topic that can be easily justified; belief can be impacted through factors such as religion and political party, and there is no telling in whose belief is the truest