Why do conservatives reject the idea of mental illness? It's not like they have any evidence against mental illness a concept, yet they mock it. They'll wonder how you could "catch sadness like a disease." In reality, the brain is a physical organ, and it can be broken up from birth, just like any other. I don't think this has been internalized by the American public. Especially not by conservatives - they still believe that the mind is an immaterial soul thing. Free will is also assumed to be true even though it completely contradicts everything we understand about the brain. "Descisions" are patterns of neural firing. Your brain is largely a product of genetics as well. People have a personality from birth. Why is the American public so hostile to the results of science?