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Some people will follow reasoning to absurdity because they're good at rationalizations
The Muggletonians founded by John Reeve and Lodowick Muggleton in mid-17th century London believed that if a person were exposed to the full tenets of their faith and rejected it they would be irretrievably damned. This risk tempered proselytization: they hesitated to expose people to loss of salvation which may explain their low numbers. In the mid-19th century two wealthy Muggletonians Joseph and Isaac Frost broke with this cautious approach and published several books about the faith.
As they say, history doesn’t repeat, but it certainly rhymes.
Also: I was using it more as an example, not the sole reason.
You will need to use other examples because this example is DOA.