People often hold onto beliefs that align with their desires, emotions, or preconceived notions, a phenomenon known as confirmation bias. This tendency can lead individuals to selectively interpret or disregard facts that contradict their beliefs, prioritizing personal validation over objective truth. As a result, even when presented with clear evidence, individuals may resist changing their views, as doing so can be uncomfortable or threaten their identity. Ultimately, this can reinforce misinformation and hinder meaningful discourse.
Ann Frank
"In spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart."
I believe so.
There are many, but perhaps the one most often quoted is "In spite of everything, I still believe that most people are basically good at heart".
The noun spite has no plural form, amounts or degrees of spite are expressed in other forms.The border dispute generated great spite between the people on both sides.Seeing him holding the teddy bear she was filled with spite.His motive for the character assassinations revolves around personal spite
I believe they are interchangeable. Examples: In spite of the cold and wind, we enjoyed our day at the sledding hill. Despite the cold and wind, we enjoyed our day at the sledding hill.
Dogs don't rationalise that way and they won't do something out of spite. Maybe the dog is nervous or has not been properly house-trained yet.
In spite of being a Sony Fan I think the Xbox 360 is maybe a little tiny bit better
in spite
You can't, in order to have people treat you well and be nice to you, they have to respect you and like you. If tyou treat people unfairly and are cruel to them they will not respect and therefor not care about you. Basically you have to be kind to your sister and maybe she will be kind to you in return. If she continues to be rude and unpleasant in spite of you being nice there isn't a whole lot you can do except maybe have you parents talk to her.
No "spite" is not a proposition.
Some people believe he is not real. To them, he weighs nothing. ____ Others believe that, in spite of all the cookies and milk left for him, Santa and his bowl-full-of-jelly belly weigh in at a lithe 100 kilograms (220 pounds), thanks to his incredible once-a-year exercise regimen.