If you're willing to drop the "logical" constraint, I think this explains most of humanity due to us being fundamentally a story-based species: https://en.m.wi

If you're willing to drop the "logical" constraint, I think this explains most of humanity due to us being fundamentally a story-based species: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illusory_truth_effect https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illusory_truth_effect In our culture, someone bringing logic to the table is likely to get crushed by someone bringing a good story. And to make the situation even funnier: most anyone could tell you story after story about this phenomenon! It reminds me of: https://slatestarcodex.com/2014/07/30/meditations-on-moloch/ https://slatestarcodex.com/2014/07/30/meditations-on-moloch/ https://slatestarcodex.com/2015/04/21/universal-love-said-the-cactus-person/ https://slatestarcodex.com/2015/04/21/universal-love-said-th... (Ironically, this too is a story, lol...perhaps no other way existing is part of the problem?)