While politics are being hotly debated I came here to say that I am again and again fascinated by the ability of the human mind to delude itself. You might be

While politics are being hotly debated I came here to say that I am again and again fascinated by the ability of the human mind to delude itself. You might be quick to argue that these patients aren't smart, and there will likely be a correlation, but being smart does not protect you from delusion. This is evidenced by a number of Nobel prize winners who have gone on to peddle pseudo-science. E.g. Kary Mullins, 1993 Nobel prize in chemistry for the PCR technique, went on to deny the link between HIV and AIDS [1]. This New York Times article has more examples [2]. So there is a non-zero chance that you and I might find ourselves in similar situation of denial, and we shouldn't be too quick to judge. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kary_Mullis#Contrarian_scientific_views_and_HIV/AIDS_denial https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kary_Mullis#Contrarian_scienti... [2] https://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/28/weekinreview/28johnson.html https://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/28/weekinreview/28johnson.ht...