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Much of the controversy stems from a classic cognitive bias—the Dunning-Kruger effect—where individuals with limited understanding overestimate their knowledge. The intoxication with seemingly plausible but superficial ideas allows pseudoscientists and conspiracy theorists to sow confusion. Their narratives are often appealing because they frame themselves as outsiders challenging “arrogant” experts, but in reality, they cling to ignorance, misrepresenting science to serve ideological or financial interests.