BacktoCricaddict Posted February 16, 2021 Posted February 16, 2021 https://theness.com/neurologicablog/index.php/we-are-all-conspiracy-theorists/ Quote I have often said, we all have a little conspiracy theorist inside of us. By this I mean that we all have some common psychological features that can lend themselves to believing in conspiracies. Some, of course, more than others. Going down a conspiracy rabbit hole is a tendency we may have to fight against. There has to be a point where we say to ourselves, wait a minute, can this actually be true? What is the evidence? Am I just fooling myself, giving in to my prejudices, or going along with my tribe? We all have a little skeptic inside of us as well, and at some point one wins over the other.
Tibarn Posted February 16, 2021 Posted February 16, 2021 I agree with the thought. I don't think it's really debatable. I would like to hear something in opposition to it. There is an element of conspiratorial thought in every ideology/person/movement etc etc.
BacktoCricaddict Posted February 16, 2021 Author Posted February 16, 2021 39 minutes ago, Tibarn said: I agree with the thought. I don't think it's really debatable. I would like to hear something in opposition to it. There is an element of conspiratorial thought in every ideology/person/movement etc etc. The key point is to keep questioning yourself, your group, your tribe. Keep fighting against your own biases. And realize that changing one's mind based on good data is not a sign of weakness. It is a sign of wisdom.
coffee_rules Posted February 17, 2021 Posted February 17, 2021 Reading helps, but in this Post-truth world, it is hard to come to a consensus , when opinions are debated to be more their version of truth, unlike science. Your truth is my conspiracy, in that case everybody believes in their own conspiracy theories. Unlike science, it is all a narrative set by collecting opinions. Even news too. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-truth
Yoda-esque Posted February 17, 2021 Posted February 17, 2021 Found this very pertinent by Praveen patil , a psephologistThere are no FACTS anymore in the society, merely opinions and arguments masquerading as truth and operating at scale by curated algorithms
BacktoCricaddict Posted February 17, 2021 Author Posted February 17, 2021 (edited) 1 hour ago, coffee_rules said: Reading helps, but in this Post-truth world, it is hard to come to a consensus , when opinions are debated to be more their version of truth, unlike science. Your truth is my conspiracy, in that case everybody believes in their own conspiracy theories. Unlike science, it is all a narrative set by collecting opinions. Even news too. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Post-truth Here's a very interesting take on post-truth by Harari. https://ideas.ted.com/are-we-living-in-a-post-truth-era-yes-but-thats-because-were-a-post-truth-species/ Quote The truth is, truth has never been high on the agenda of Homo sapiens. If you stick to unalloyed reality, few people will follow you. False stories have an intrinsic advantage over the truth when it comes to uniting people. If you want to gauge group loyalty, requiring people to believe an absurdity is a far better test than asking them to believe the truth. If the chief says the sun rises in the west and sets in the east, only true loyalists will clap their hands. Similarly, if all your neighbors believe the same outrageous tale, you can count on them to stand together in times of crisis. If they are willing to believe only accredited facts, what does that prove? Edited February 17, 2021 by BacktoCricaddict
Real McCoy Posted February 17, 2021 Posted February 17, 2021 10 minutes ago, velu said: @Real McCoy your area of interest I guess many people are questioning the mainstream media these days. Hence they are pushing conspiracy theories into the insane section. When youtube encountered these videos, the first thing they did was move it to the comedy section. Now they are banning such videos. Case in point - If you type "moon landing hoax", you will find debunking instead of a conspiracy theorists views on it.
Clarke Posted February 17, 2021 Posted February 17, 2021 And "morons" too, depending on the area of discussion BacktoCricaddict 1
BacktoCricaddict Posted February 17, 2021 Author Posted February 17, 2021 1 hour ago, Clarke said: And "morons" too, depending on the area of discussion Exactly. Life calls for a lot of self-awareness and knowing the limits of one's knowledge. Question everything and everyone, but question yourself the most. Clarke 1
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