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Originally Posted by New Era
Reality is what you make it. If you lock yourself in a bubble that does nothing but feed you information to think one way, then feeds you more information that confirms that position, you are going to develop an alternative reality based on the information available to you. They may be crazy conspiracy theories to us, but to those locked away in these bubbles, this is reality and the only one they believe in. This is how cults work and why many consider Trumpists are cult members.
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Not just cults, but religions, too. There are probably people on this board that believe in virgin births, angels and demons, heaven and hell, God or gods. Sounds insane to rational people, but many normal-seeming intelligent people are susceptible to believing absolute fiction as fact.