But that's kind of the point. If someone points out to you that you hold conflicting views, you should be capable of taking time to examine the views rationally and adjust yourself accordingly. Someone that actively participates in double think does not self reflect when confronted with their double think.
I think clinging to ego instead of clinging to truth is the cause of this. Self reflection should be a skill one can learn, but without humility it becomes a vain mental exercise. A shallow person uses their ego as a safety blanket because they lack anything deeper to cling to. True self reflection is therefore avoided because he imagines it would deprive him of his only real source of stability, and he views the world beyond as a dark void because he has isolated himself from God and therefore from any but a cynical view of the profound.
But that's kind of the point. If someone points out to you that you hold conflicting views, you should be capable of taking time to examine the views rationally and adjust yourself accordingly. Someone that actively participates in double think does not self reflect when confronted with their double think.
I think clinging to ego instead of clinging to truth is the cause of this. Self reflection should be a skill one can learn, but without humility it becomes a vain mental exercise. A shallow person uses their ego as a safety blanket because they lack anything deeper to cling to. True self reflection is therefore avoided because he imagines it would deprive him of his only real source of stability, and he views the world beyond as a dark void because he has isolated himself from God and therefore from any but a cynical view of the profound.