> There's a point I've tried to make any number of times on Skeptoid, and that's if you want your argument to be robust and persuasive, don't include any bad evidence.

I often have to wonder, how are these highly intellectual people able to have a world view like that?

From my experience, bad evidence works wonders in arguments, because they're generally driven by emotions. It doesn't even matter if they're disproven later on, as the person will have moved on to new arguments.

Rational discourse like this person seems to take for granted is - from my experience - beyond rare.