At this point, it’s a rationalization, not a belief.
If he changed his mind and thought “maybe I should have gotten her the vaccine” then it means that he directly caused his daughter’s death. If he changes his mind later that maybe vaccines aren’t so bad, that means his stupid, selfish choice caused his daughter’s death.
I don’t know of many people that could handle that realization. So his mind just rejects it out of principle.
At this point, it’s a rationalization, not a belief.
If he changed his mind and thought “maybe I should have gotten her the vaccine” then it means that he directly caused his daughter’s death. If he changes his mind later that maybe vaccines aren’t so bad, that means his stupid, selfish choice caused his daughter’s death.
I don’t know of many people that could handle that realization. So his mind just rejects it out of principle.
Well, denial is the first stage of grief. I wonder who the anger stage will be directed at.