“Sometimes people hold a core belief that is very strong. When they arepresented with evidence that works against that belief, the newevidence cannot be accepted. It would create a feeling that isextremely uncomfortable, called cognitive dissonance. And because itis so important to protect the core belief, they will rationalize,ignore and even deny anything that doesn't fit in with the core belief.”― Frantz Fanon, Black Skin, White Masks

Belief is a powerful thing.