Principlev1PR-700
Your default cognitive machinery works against genuine…
Your default cognitive machinery works against genuine coherence through distortion, avoidance, and rationalization—real coherence requires deliberate effort to integrate rather than merely rationalize.
Why This Is a Principle
Derives from Cognitive Dissonance Drives Information Avoidance (cognitive dissonance), Belief Perseverance Against Contradictory Evidence (belief perseverance), and Automaticity Without Conscious Control (automatic processes operate without conscious control). This is prescriptive about recognizing and overriding automatic consistency-seeking mechanisms. It's actionable and grounded in multiple axioms about cognitive bias.