People choose to believe (and to not believe) in all sorts of wacky stuff[1]. UFOs, Illuminati conspiracies, Rumpology... But when it come to not believing in

People choose to believe (and to not believe) in all sorts of wacky stuff[1]. UFOs, Illuminati conspiracies, Rumpology... But when it come to not believing in scientific theories that are obviously standing the hard tests of the scientific method and that are making correct, testable predictions, well, it does become somewhat frightening at that point. Perhaps it's just social norming at work, and people find it easier to say whatever they need to continue to fit into their social cliques. TBH, I hope this is mostly the case, because at least then there is some method to the madness. Also, it's hard to not throw Hayek's Scientism[2] into the mix again here...for too long, perhaps, Researchers have attempted to apply scientific principles to area's of study that simply are not suited for such attempts, thus creating a generation of layperson's who are having much easier time dismissing anything that does not fit comfortably into their intuition due to often-flawed research. In any case, I am finding this same disheartening truth when I talk to people about some of the few solid findings that neuroscience has made about our decision-making processes, so I believe I have some direct, albeit minor, understanding of the issue. [1] http://listverse.com/2013/06/12/10-bizarre-things-people-believe-in/ http://listverse.com/2013/06/12/10-bizarre-things-people-bel... [2] http://cafehayek.com/2011/12/hayek-on-scientistic-hubris.html http://cafehayek.com/2011/12/hayek-on-scientistic-hubris.htm...