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The reality in which they live, and all the facts they ever observe or accidentally encounter, run in opposition to their worldview and beliefs. How does life proceed for these individuals without a mental breakthrough or breakdown?

Serious question, I realize we characterize them as "insane" offhandedly, but the human mind will always attempt to make sense of the information presented to it, so they are fighting their own minds.

The reality in which they live, and all the facts they ever observe or accidentally encounter, run in opposition to their worldview and beliefs. How does life proceed for these individuals without a mental breakthrough or breakdown? Serious question, I realize we characterize them as "insane" offhandedly, but the human mind will always attempt to make sense of the information presented to it, so they are fighting their own minds.

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[–] • 4 pts

they don't the facts are evil. Its double think.

[–] • 2 pts

So they condition their mind's relationship with truth, and the only way to do that is with emotion (chemical responses) to poison the brain's processing of information