I do not consider a refusal to accept overwhelming evidence, by itself, as evidence of intentional deceit. I would regard that as dogma. After all, there are people who believe the Earth is flat, or that the biblical flood really happened or that Elvis is still alive. I prefer to attribute incompetance, rather than conspiracy. Call me an optimist, if you wish.

We may have different meanings of 'shill'. To me, it means someone deliberately lying for gain. Whereas, I believe Squidley believes the MS propaganda and is trying to educate us as an altruistic act. A better word might be 'zombie' or 'droid'.