Tag: conspiracism (phenomenon of)
Andrew McIntosh – On Conspiracy Theories (Ineffectual Whinging)
One of the main reason for getting into conspiracy theories is to get the illusion that by doing so, you’re exercising some kind of agency in the world. Read the full page
The historical weight of bullshit
I’ve been asking myself what really differentiates a random conspiracy theory, ufologists, and religions. Because to a reasoning mind, the presence of religion in today’s world seems incomprehensible, and since the function of all three is ultimately the same – offering consolation and distraction to the ignorant masses – one struggles to understand why religion still holds such an important place, seemingly more than conspiracies or UFOs. Continue reading
Dario Fabbri – The Cultural Element in Geopolitics
XII Festa Scienza Filosofia – Dario Fabbri – 2023/04/22 – The Cultural Element in Geopolitics – How History and Customs Influence the Trajectory of Powers. Continue reading
An idea about why most people are so irrational
r/Pessimism, u/Wanderer974 Continue reading
Discerning gullible people, with judgment
In these last decades, conspiracy theories blew up. Stuff inside vaccines, UFOs, chemtrails, but-you-can’t-see-the-stars, it’s weird for a building to collapse just because a large airplane crashed into it at 750 km/h, and so on… Continue reading
If you believe everything you read, you better not read.
A saying, generally mis‑labelled as a Japanese proverb.