Alright, this one is a bit out there, but you’ll need to hear me out. I spend quite a bit of time on the atheism subreddit, and came across a rather interesting find. An anonymous older gentlemen had posted that his wife had a very sudden political transformation. She had gone from a liberal to quite the little Trump supporter, threatening her husband with her vote if he did not accompany her to church. Naturally, he was distressed at the drastic change in her behavior. The responses were unusual, but may hold a very interesting insight into the nature of the human mind.

It turns out there a number of other responders had similar experiences with their loved ones, and that in many of these cases, the reason for the change was because of an undiagnosed Urinary Track Infection. Amazingly, something as seemingly benign can have some profound effects on the human psyche. Here’s a sample from the Alzheimer Society

If the person has a sudden and unexplained change in their behaviour, such as increased confusion, agitation, or withdrawal, this may be because of a UTI.

Could this explain why people would suddenly become racist bigots that think that Donald Trump is the second coming of Christ? Could all of this be the result of bacterial infections? Man, nature sure is weird!