discomfort of cognitive dissonance

Discussion Thread: Cognitive Dissonance

Chapter 4 of our textbook describes the discomfort of cognitive dissonance and ways to alleviate this discomfort. Provide an example of cognitive dissonance from a book or movie and describe how the person involved reduced (or could have reduced) the dissonance. Be sure to specifically link to concepts provided in our textbook.

Also, provide a comment related to where or how the Bible speaks to this topic. Where do you see cognitive dissonance talked about in Scripture? Please provide at least one verse or scenario and be sure to identify the location with a citation.