> The response strikes me as being indicative of mental illness. And I don't mean that as an insult - I mean that when confronted with that they're clearly irra

> The response strikes me as being indicative of mental illness. And I don't mean that as an insult - I mean that when confronted with that they're clearly irrational. And something's gotta be going on their heads that makes them cling to this hypothesis. You may find these resources useful: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-to-convince-someone-when-facts-fail/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-to-convince-s... https://jamesclear.com/why-facts-dont-change-minds https://jamesclear.com/why-facts-dont-change-minds https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/words-matter/201810/why-people-ignore-facts https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/words-matter/201810/... https://ed.ted.com/best_of_web/hI9YSFHW#review https://ed.ted.com/best_of_web/hI9YSFHW#review https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/02/27/why-facts-dont-change-our-minds/ https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/02/27/why-facts-dont... https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/03/this-article-wont-change-your-mind/519093/ https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/03/this-art...