http://www.wakingtimes.com/2016/01/06/congnitive-dissonance-conditioning-and-reality-creation/
Very interesting article which gives an excellent perspective on why we view things the way we do, and the reasons that people can't see eye to eye, even though we are witnessing the same things.
I don't expect people to do a 180 on their views, but learning that things aren't always what they seem gave me the opportunity to have a better chance of understanding the way the world works.
We will never have all the answers, but it's sad that so many people aren't looking for any.