Some people seem to have a need to believe, and can't leave their views in the realm of just opinion. I don't understand it. It seems to me whenever someone claims something odd, the natural expectation should be skepticism and it is foolish to be otherwise.
I imagine that there exists a personality trait ranging from cynicism through skepticism and ending up in gullibility (if not schizophrenia). What I don't understand is how cynical those who want to believe something can be when presented with counter-evidence, or even just good hard questions.
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