The world is full of plausible-sounding but provably incorrect explanations if you understand the laws of physics.
As a university student I happened upon a liberal arts undergrad who explained to me in earnest that electric vehicles could be powered for free if only we would mount wind generators on top of them. Once on the highway, they would have free energy! To this student, evil corporations were the main force opposing the proliferation of this technology.
This is a silly example, but without some underlying principles, otherwise intelligent people will happily accept all kinds of other disprovable delusions.
As a university student I happened upon a liberal arts undergrad who explained to me in earnest that electric vehicles could be powered for free if only we would mount wind generators on top of them. Once on the highway, they would have free energy! To this student, evil corporations were the main force opposing the proliferation of this technology.
This is a silly example, but without some underlying principles, otherwise intelligent people will happily accept all kinds of other disprovable delusions.