Bullshit detectors are a huge part of the problem (and a big part of conspiracy theory methodology). If something is fundamentally true but is also counterintui

Bullshit detectors are a huge part of the problem (and a big part of conspiracy theory methodology). If something is fundamentally true but is also counterintuitive, it will never pass a bullshit detector. On the other hand, a statement that is convincing but is actually false is relatively simple to make and hard to argue against (just ask ChatGPT).