Ashton Forbes Over Unity Challenge

[EEVblog]

Although I'm convinced that there is a race to the bottom for educational standards, (at least in the UK!) Why hasn't the likes of this guy, flat earthers, foo believers, etc., questioned why their particular delusion is not being investigated and adopted within mainstream science?
What I mean by that is, what is the cause of their cognative 'blind spot'.

It's way harder to stand out as genius in the field in regular science.

[Nominal Animal]

And people who cannot understand the complex answers tend to suspect there is a simpler answer that is kept from them only so that those who know it can feel superior.

[VinzC]

What I mean by that is, what is the cause of their cognative 'blind spot'.

There are approximately 300 of them, not just one. Well, not that they all apply in this case but you get the picture  .