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   From: doctor@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca   
      
   In article ,   
   AlleyCat   wrote:   
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   >On Fri, 21 Nov 2025 11:52:01 -0800,  Rudy Canoza says...   
   >   
   >> facts, restored.   
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   >Why does Rudy live in an alternate universe?   
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   >AlleyCat is one of the several people who dominate Rudy on a daily basis,   
   >keeping their bootheels on his little pencil neck to the amusement of all.   
   >   
   >Rudy's Denial of Reality   
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   >Many people, like Rudy deny truths even when presented with irrefutable   
   >evidence.   
   >   
   >There's an old (and corny) joke, which goes:   
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   >What is "denial?"   
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   >It's a river in Egypt."   
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   >There's another meaning of "denial" in psychoanalytic theory: A psychological   
   >defense we all use at times to reduce our anxiety when something feels   
   >particularly disturbing.   
   >   
   >Finally, there is a particular type of "denial" we are witnessing nowadays:   
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   >When seemingly intelligent and sane adults vehemently deny truths despite a   
   >body of irrefutable data.   
   >   
   >(THAT'S our Rudy!)   
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   >This type of denial is akin to Stephen Colbert's "truthiness" in that these   
   >deniers adamantly refuse to accept verified facts because they get in the way   
   >of their own rigid ideas.   
   >   
   >In psychiatry, the word "delusion" means a firm belief in some idea which is   
   >known to be false, and it can be a symptom of paranoia or psychosis. While the   
   >believers in untruths are mentally ill, they do strongly adhere to their false   
   >credos in spite of clear evidence to the contrary which is presented to them,   
   >especially if based on scientific findings.   
   >   
   >These deniers are indeed "true believers" for whom there is only One Absolute   
   >Truth.   
   >   
   >The writings of their texts are taken literally or reinterpreted to suit their   
   >prejudice and hate.   
   >   
   >This kind of closed-mindedness is prevalent in every country of the world.   
   >Call it zealotry, bigotry or fanaticism, these ultra-controlling beliefs are   
   >dangerous to our civic morale. Worse, they give a quasi-intellectual rationale   
   >for a momentum towards control, misanthropy, and hate.   
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   Thank you!   
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