This can't be a real comment, right? Surely there isn't a person whose brain is this pickled

Yes, I have worked with, am working with, and most likely work with these kinds of people for the rest of my life. I've just sort of accepted it at this point. As long as I can persuade them to fight for their material interests at work, I'm more than content to put up with their crackpot theories like eating dirt for micronutrients or not drinking water but rehydrating by sitting in their bath for hours.