> I personally believe that most people are smarter than this You've grossly overestimated the willingness (not the capacity) of people to reason and gravely u

> I personally believe that most people are smarter than this You've grossly overestimated the willingness (not the capacity) of people to reason and gravely underestimated the power of propoganda. Everything in history from religion to politics, from sports to war, yes even the history of science, points to the capacity of humans to willfully ignore knowledge.