Unfalsifiable isn't the point. Non-explanatory is. All those other classes of theory have good (hard to vary) explanations.
Like differences in height, having different kinds of minds is a normal part of population diversity. However, history is full of purges of intellectuals, infidels (and their offspring) etc. especially when rulers wanted to breed more collectivist or docile societies.
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It seems that most people have to difficulty to accept irrational beliefs when presented by high ranking ingroup members (especially in childhood and adolescence) and to stick to them, even when presented with clear evidence to the contrary. That has obvious adaptive value.
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You two seem to both agree on the difference between hard changes and impossible changes and just seem to disagree because you're stressing different things
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