They are protecting their dogma. If you open the door to the possibility there may be contrary views the entire ecosystem is in peril. Why did Catholic hierarchy hide pedophile priests for so long? To admit wrong would shatter belief in The Church. Why do tenured & published archeologists refuse to discuss the age of the Sphinx? That would upend decades of "authoritative" work underlying modern archeology. Why do schools continue to promote failing students? If they admit they are failing it means the school has failed. Why do never Trumpers continue to pile on? Trump must be wrong for them to be right. The list goes on & on.

They are protecting their dogma. If you open the door to the possibility there may contrary views the entire ecosystem is in peril. Why did Catholic hierarchy hide pedophile priests for so long? To admit wrong would shatter belief in The Church. Why do tenured & published archeologists refuse to discuss the age of the Sphinx? That would upend decades of "authoritative" work underlying modern archeology. Why do schools continue to promote failing students? If they admit they are failing it means the school has failed. Why do never Trumpers continue to pile on? Trump must be bad for them to be right. The list goes on & on.