Cultural programming. You lay out evidence that leads to an obvious deduction ... but then you conclude the opposite, because the logical outcome is psychologically unacceptable.
He can look at the evidence rationally, but following where it leads is too scary. Funny, it's not too scary for me. Maybe I've been beaten up by life more than Jonah has, for all we have in common.
I on the other hand think electing Ted Cruz, for whom I am all in, will not be able to get the country back on track. Headed in the right direction, however, he could only maintain that course for 8 years at best. The problems are too many, and expanding rapidly, for any one human savior to execute that miracle.
In addition, there are too many people in this country who actually want to fundamentally change her. They include politicians (on both sides of the aisle), press, some in the military, and native, as well as, foreign born civilians.
Since there is a growing trend of attacking our creator, I don't necessarily see God coming to our aid.
Yes, I am very pessimistic, especially after the recent Supreme Court decisions where the court rewrite laws and ignores the Constitution.
I fear the worse, and sooner rather than later.