@quinn There is a certain category of bullshitters who do not appear particularly smart, and then they get away with saying some mind-crumbling shit because people can't get themselves to say 'you are talking shit! The ideas you bring are obvious nonsense, and your sentences are not actually sentences'.
And if you have made it to millions and billions and people are making money subscribing to that bullshit, it is not strange if you end up buying into it yourself...