Too many things get dismissed as conspiracy theories, that’s true.
But the CT mindset of absolute certainty doesn’t do its adherents any favors. Skepticism should extend to one’s own beliefs, and claims of actual conspiracies need evidence.
The stupid chemtrail thing is a perfect example. Any thinking person can see the insanity required to get everything wrong about airplanes, weight, parts per million, and airport logistics.
Yet to this day there are people who don’t just belief the conspiracy theory, but hold an unshakable belief in it.
Some of those people were probably right about WMDs and other things. But so why? Stopped clocks and all that.
A conspiracy theory mindset is toxic to actual reason.
Everyone that was right about WMDs got it right because literally no physical evidence was ever given to the public. It was clear as day to anyone skeptical. Let's stop trying to rewrite history.
But the CT mindset of absolute certainty doesn’t do its adherents any favors. Skepticism should extend to one’s own beliefs, and claims of actual conspiracies need evidence.
The stupid chemtrail thing is a perfect example. Any thinking person can see the insanity required to get everything wrong about airplanes, weight, parts per million, and airport logistics.
Yet to this day there are people who don’t just belief the conspiracy theory, but hold an unshakable belief in it.
Some of those people were probably right about WMDs and other things. But so why? Stopped clocks and all that.
A conspiracy theory mindset is toxic to actual reason.