[bayareapsycho]

> There is a lack of integrity, a kind of bad faith, at work here.

It's possible for people to believe two conflicting things at the same time. Especially in this context.

Like someone could be psychologically dependent on believing that Christ rose on the third day even though the rational part knows that that's biologically impossible. This isn't a bug, it's a feature

Religions deliberately target things like this where there's cognitive dissonance. Because once there's cognitive dissonance it creates this weird emotional reaction for people. When they go the religion route they're just chasing this high