Just as to some extent we are a product of religion's ingraining, the same is true of pseudoscience. If you read enough of it, it becomes science and becomes deeply ingrained. Then, if a scientist with an opposing viewpoint is examined, I usually see that scientist derided and ridiculed. Most of these discussions follow a pattern.
There is no truth anymore. Only assertions. The internet world has no interest in truth, only vindication for preconceived assumptions.