Finally, we must go beyond offhand excuses that just attribute one irrationality to another. It’s never a good explanation to say that people embrace some false belief because it gives them comfort or helps them make sense of the world, because that only raises the question of why people should get comfort and closure from beliefs that could not possibly do them any good.
As shown in Pinkers faith in democrats. Every chapter in the book there was a remark belittling Trump and his voters while he almost completely believes every damn false attribute made against him. This makes pinker feel good about his position since he doesnt question what IF these things attributed to Trump and his voters are also false...
