One of our strengths as humans is our ability to believe two things that can't both be true. If we become aware of the inconsistency, we will only change our mind/heart if the clash causes stress. If new evidence means we have to choose. If we don't have to choose, we are pretty good at parallel lives. Consistency makes communication easier. Agreement between two people is effectively a choice. If we don't want a new discussion every time, we need a rule. Rules need consistency. Like computers which think in 1s and 0s. It can't be both or you will get 'the blue screen of death'. It may be possible to have a world where the answer is 1, and a world where the answer is 0. Each of us live in our own little worlds. Our worlds bump into each other. Consistency is the way we smooth those bumps.
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