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Why are you not believing me right now?

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Why don't you believe me right now?

What is the difference? Which one sounds more natural in terms of its usage and what meaning do they carry?

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Imagine you tell Tom that you were in a meeting when he called and that's why you missed his call but Tom seems to not buy it. Then you say to him

"Why are you not believing me right now? "

you are focusing on Tom's action at that particular moment. You may trust that Tom generally believes you but right now you doubt that he is believing you.

I doubt that using "Why don't you believe me right now?" would be grammatically wrong though.

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