A very enlightening article to anyone wanting a better understanding of one driving aspect of group thought. Part of an entire New Scientist Magazine feature section about denial and modern culture.
"This depressing tale is the latest incarnation of denialism, the systematic rejection of a body of science in favour of make-believe. There's a lot of it about, attacking evolution, global warming, tobacco research, HIV, vaccines - and now, it seems, flu. But why does it happen? What motivates people to retreat from the real world into denial?"
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Living in denial: Why sensible people reject the truth - opinion - 19 May 2010 - New Scientist
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