That's exactly what cognitive dissonance is all about. And yes there is indeed an evolutionary driver for this phenomenon.
Red Queen theory can account for the vast majority of evolutionary mutations that occur and I can't help but think a similar explanation can be attributed to cognitive dissonance.
In short, Red Queen theory can be explained as such:
"The better a prey gets at evolving in ways as to be more difficult to hunt, the better the predator gets at evolving in ways as to become a more effective hunter".
Might seem to be a bit of a tangent at first, but I'm certain these two concepts are related in some way.
That's exactly what cognitive dissonance is all about. And yes there is indeed an evolutionary driver for this phenomenon.
Red Queen theory can account for the vast majority of evolutionary mutations that occur and I can't help but think a similar explanation can be attributed to cognitive dissonance.
In short, Red Queen theory can be explained as such:
"The better a prey gets at evolving in ways as to be more difficult to hunt, the better the predator gets at evolving in ways as to become a more effective hunter".
Might seem to be a bit of a tangent at first, but I'm certain these two concepts are related in some way.