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When people assume anything they don't personally understand is bullshit
They don't know how the spread of viruses works, so they conclude it's a conspiracy. Not only do they conclude this, they refuse to change the conclusion when presented with new information. You explain as simply as possible why pandemic precautions are taken and they just won't accept new information.
They don't understand how a person can be a gender different from what their genitals imply and so they assume such people are simply delusional. Look, I understand how one hearing about it for the first time might think that but even when new information about the topic is given to them, they just refuse to accept it. They can't get past "man penis woman vagina" no matter how much information is given, they assume if they didn't know it before it must be bullshit
I guess part of the reason they think this way is a need to defend their original position even if it's refuted with new information. To them, the goal of conversation and debate isn't to learn, it's to win. No matter what new information is given, they still need to come up with a way their original position is still correct. They see it a personal failure to have ever been wrong, not realizing it's a bigger personal failure to remain wrong when they have been informed and now know better
This rant got off my original point a bit. Sorry for the ramble. I guess what I've really identified is a bunch of interconnected unhealthy thought patterns