I hear it’s healthy to ignore data that contradicts your prejudices because you’re “suspicious.” /s If you want to investigate it more, then that actually woul

I hear it’s healthy to ignore data that contradicts your prejudices because you’re “suspicious.” /s If you want to investigate it more, then that actually would be healthy. But instead you look at some colors on a map delineated by state lines, and think that’s convincing evidence. It’s clear you’re only interested in validating your pre-existing beliefs when you jump with such energy into flimsy data that corroborates your prejudices while dismissing other analyses out of “suspicion” when they contradict you.