Talk about cognitive dissonance. If they had been wearing their seatbelts then the accident wouldn’t have happened, right?
I don’t understand what you mean. My point is clear. If they were wearing their seatbelts, they would still be alive.
It is you who is experiencing cognitive dissonance, as that was not what he meant at all. Had they been wearing seat belts, then they wouldn't have been ejected. Thus their chances of surviving would have increased greatly. Now that is not saying that they would have absolutely survived either.