u/EE_Alcapone

Many times multiple positions can be equally or almost equally rationalized.
Despite what we feel, the tiebreaker in what decision you make or the position you take is based on social pressures or aesthetic/vibes; however, you believe your position is based solely on the facts.
This explains why many debates feel pointless because even after every rebuttal is made and every point is fleshed out, no progress is made,
The real tie-breakers are based on feelings, but neither party recognizes it.
Understanding this, you see why many people of equal intelligence can have entirely different points of views, there’s genius’s on the left and right, there are genius Christian’s and genius atheists. This realization allows you to be more diplomatic in your discussions as you are less inclined to insult their intelligence and have a better understanding of them.
You also have a better understanding of yourself, helping you know why you believe what you believe, and not being loyal to abstract concepts in order to pursue objectivity.
No one is born in a vacuum
You have inherited your beliefs from your peers and what you’ve been exposed to but everyone pretends they believe what they believe because they rationalized it. Rather they have these beliefs based on inheritance and feelings and they just regurgitate the rationalization they’ve seen people use for it.