Defense mechanisms that prohibit individuals from engaging in dialogue, defaulting to aphorisms of comfort.

The greater the desire to be right, the greater the feeling of discomfort upon beliefs being challenged. Primed for a higher capacity for external control and manipulation.

I haven't yet found an effective way to communicate with individuals who have been emotionally captured by their beliefs. All I can do is work on me, curate my wellbeing by invoking liberal use of muting.