Neuroscience of belief... why cherished beliefs are immune to evidence

How can you know if something is true? In these strange times, it seems like a pertinent question

What you think, believe and as a result do has little to do with you, and rather quite a lot to do with how information is provided.

In the shadow of the Matterhorn I got to thinking about a tendency humans have to claim that things happen as part of a preordained plan.