LOL...it's just like when I'm teaching my 2nd graders fact and opinion. If I say "spiders are gross" They're like, "FACT!" When I point out that others may think differently, they are all, "Uh...no, Ms. S...everyone thinks they're gross...DUH" Subjective reality for sure.
What of overriding the scripts? I have been in freak mode. Serious panics over spiders. Many years later I have worked on it and I can actually pick one up (if I can catch it). Seems I do have free will...seems I can override my lizard brain, or can I???