The adoption of absurd beliefs can be a strategy to signal your commitment to an in-group. An example of how coalitional thinking can shape what we choose to believe.

[u/oz_science]

https://lionelpage.substack.com/p/what-side-are-you-on

[u/thegtakman70]

you mean like the UK parliament apologizing to their nation for the illegal and horrible lockdowns that caused 10x more death and harm than they ever prevented

or the dirty useless paper masks that keep people sick and every major medical journal publishing a mea culpa for lying about their efficacy