Denial is a Freudian concept that states that a person whom, in order to cope with some sort of painful or unwanted moment, chooses to reject something even in the face of insurmountable evidence proving that this moment or item is in fact truth. An example of someone in denial would be overzealous religious fanatics. The reason I bring this up is because of the fact that just the other day men with signs proclaiming "Evolution is a lie" and crosses stating "repent or perish" paraded around the brickyard, trying to influence others into their system of denial. These men, despite insurmountable scientific fact and overwhelming consent by the populace, choose not to accept the truth, and thus reject it, following the very definition of denial. The reason I bring a wide sweep in my example stating "overzealous religious fanatics" is because many within religious (mainly Christian or Islamic) organizations believe all to firmly that there deity is the "one true god", and remain close minded to any and all evidence of anything to the contrary.
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