“Your brain… can lead to reinforcing your opinions & beliefs, even when they’re misguided.. in situations of high stress or distrust, your body releases another hormone, cortisol. It can hijack your advanced thought processes, reason & logic..”
Cortisol!
Confronting facts that don’t line up with your worldview may trigger a “backfire effect,” which can end up strengthening your original position and beliefs, particularly with politically charged issues. Researchers have identified this phenomenon in a number of studies, including ones about opinions toward climate change mitigation policies and attitudes toward childhood vaccinations.