If you discount evidence ... That's reductive. Not everyone has the bandwidth to sort through every iota of evidence. And the fact is that there's no shortage

If you discount evidence ... That's reductive. Not everyone has the bandwidth to sort through every iota of evidence. And the fact is that there's no shortage of people who have little in arguing in good faith. So people resort to heuristics such as reputation, credibility, what other "reputable" people say, etc.