in addition, kool, there are different personality types among us mortals, and personality type also affects the manner in which an individual invests.
There are a lot of "self-righteous" people on this and other OTC boards.
self rightous: having or characterized by a certainty, especially an unfounded one, that one is totally correct or morally superior.
synomyms are "holier-than-thou", smug, sanctimonious
from Psychology Today:
Some people refuse to admit they’re wrong, even in the face of overwhelming evidence, due to a fragile ego. If one cannot psychologically handle being wrong, they may deny facts to defend their actions or beliefs.
Notice how often the believers' posts, in addition to blindly disagreeing with the truthers, add the element of moral indignation and condemnation. There are certain posters on this board who have posted that people such as Kool, IG, me, shekiboy (sp?) and several others are awaiting certain punishment by God (I'm not kidding) for daring to libel such outstanding and moral people such as Park and Thompson.
But there's no question that someone who would blindly follow Park et al. down this dangerous path without ever considering or even debating the egregious red flags of Park's (et al's) characters -- well, that's a psychological issue ... psychology today used the term "fragile ego".