We're not even talking about the same reality:

Now the committed diplomat will insist that this is a reason to enhance public diplomacy - if only 3 percent of Pakistanis believe that AQ was behind 9/11, then let's persuade more of them. The problem here is not the belief itself, but (1) what the belief shows about the common worldview that persuasion requires and presupposes (i.e. that it doesn't exist) and (2) about the what it would take to change someone's mind on this issue.

More specifically: if someones doesn't already believe that AQ was behind 9/11, it's not because of a lack of evidence. Among other things, AQ very publicly claimed responsibility for the attack. So it's not a matter of evidence - it's a matter of how that evidence is put together. These nuts put together tangled webs of conspiracy theories, all to hold on to their absurd belief. So the question then becomes: what's driving this willful ignorance? What's going on in the background that causes people to ignore all the obvious evidence and search for disconnected suggestions of facts to weave together? There's a basic underlying drive to hold on to pathological beliefs.

They don't hate the US because they believe that AQ is innocent. They believe AQ is innocent because they hate the US.

References:
* Muslims believe US seeks to undermine Islam

Previously:
* These Conspiracy Theories About Cho Are Still Stupid
* Arab and Muslim Conspiracy Theories - Iranian Holocaust Denial Edition
* Book Reviews - Life is Complicated

Cross-posted to:
* The Astute Bloggers