Most people leave their thinking to the so-called domain experts and ridicule any contrary arguments. It's Pavlovian. Mostly because the humans are pack anima

Most people leave their thinking to the so-called domain experts and ridicule any contrary arguments. It's Pavlovian. Mostly because the humans are pack animals / tribal and we look to the pack leader / chief. Bernays book Propaganda might be review for you but its short and it drives home the point. Relevant quote: Those who manipulate the unseen mechanism of society constitute an invisible government which is the true ruling power of our country. We are governed, our minds are molded, our tastes formed, our ideas suggested, largely by men we have never heard of. This is a logical result of the way in which our democratic society is organized. Vast numbers of human beings must cooperate in this manner if they are to live together as a smoothly functioning society. In almost every act of our lives whether in the sphere of politics or business in our social conduct or our ethical thinking, we are dominated by the relatively small number of persons who understand the mental processes and social patterns of the masses. It is they who pull the wires that control the public mind.