[stickyribs]

A related idea to your thought while reading your comment is that it appears that two groups of people arguing competing ideas don’t agree on how to derive the truth; one being the scientific approach (bending over backwards to prove yourself wrong) and the other seeking through confirmation bias and both claiming victory.

[decremental]

There is a less popular to mention third group. The majority of people are midwits who are neither stupid enough to believe the truly ridiculous (flat earth), nor critical enough to think for themselves. They are the ones welcoming the tyranny our ruling class is only too happy to facilitate.