“Sometimes people hold a core belief that is very strong. When they are presented with evidence that works against that belief, the new evidence cannot be accepted. It would create a feeling that is extremely uncomfortable, called cognitive dissonance. And because it is so important to protect the core belief, they will rationalize, ignore and even deny anything that doesn't fit in with the core belief.”......Frantz Fanon
There a quite a few here like that, Frantz.
You could have included, insult, ridicule and believe they know better than than experts in their field. Even including them as conspiracy theorists.
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