“It is like a doomsday cult predicting the end of the world on January 1, 2000 and when it doesn’t happen they don’t question the integrity of their prophet, but instead claim the destroyer gave them a second chance.”
Yes, or the same thing with that flat earther documentary when they purchased an expensive laser instrument to confirm there was no curvature to the earth and it instead confirmed the curvature. Faced with cognitive dissonance about your most dearly held preconceptions, the average person, even intelligent ones, will spontaneously generate 100 different ridiculous rationalizations to preserve their worldview instead of accepting the obvious.
“THE ICE AGE IS COMING!!!!” started in the late 60’s!