… Not all false information goes on to become a false belief—that is, a more lasting state of incorrect knowledge—and not all false beliefs are difficult to correct. … When there’s no immediate threat to our understanding of the world, we change our beliefs. It’s when that change contradicts something we’ve long held as important that problems occur. In those scenarios, attempts at correction can indeed be tricky. CONT.
Maria Konnikova, newyorker.com