That's a good way to put it. I'm still reeling by what seems to me to be the most obvious idiocy in the history of my adult life. The world is so full of complication and confusion, but this has never seemed complicated in the least.

But your framing is really helpful: if you'll believe something based on some kind of authority, even if it's idiotic, you may need an authority to help you to un-believe. That's a deep observation I need to noodle on.