I remember when the first truthers started to post on internet about 9/11 being an inside job. Some people become really mad, saying "you do not respect the memory of the victims". I still can't understand what the fuck did they mean. I hope those were shills bullshitting, because I can't believe people this stupid exist. Anyway, the same pro-vaxx bullshit "my vaxx doesn't work without your vaxx" really resembles the crazy ramblings of anti 9/11 truthers.
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This exactly. It is a defense mechanism of the brain. Foundational beliefs, those that we base our life decisions on and build our reputations on, will be defended by the brain at all costs, because the alternative is facing the reality that the foundation that you've built your life and reputation on are false. The brain will warp reality however it needs to in order to make the foundation still appear valid, and the first line of defense is to lash out and de-legitimize anyone saying the opposite, because if you can do that then you don't need to think about it any further.
Obviously, most everyone is capable of eventually coming to accept the truth, but almost no one is capable of doing that instantly. Trying to get them to flip their core beliefs instantaneously is ridiculous. The brain can only move a little bit at a time on core beliefs. Waking people up needs to happen incrementally. Expecting anything else to work is just as silly as them denying reality.