conspiracy nuts are perfectly able to dress their inane believes in something akin to rational arguments, but if you challenge one argument they never change their mind but quickly change to another line of argument to spout whatever ignorance their father/the pope/elon musk or whomever taught them. Their belief in authority is much stronger than their willingness to learn about the world from rational discourse.
This is painful for everyone. I don’t see a huge difference between conspiracy nuts, religious extremists and, frankly, quite ordinary people who have their tea leaves read or believe in astrology.
Comfort in the thought that someone or something in in control (even if that control is malicious).
I’m feeling a bit adrift myself right now.
There’s been so much chatter around the idea that Hamas is attempting to lure Israel in to Gaza and that a “surprise” awaits them there. The Iranian “warning “ today giving those rumours meat. How bad might that surprise be? Is it real at all?
Even if you think you are a “rational thinker “ it can be tough to know when you’re just being paranoid or legitimately concerned. After all, bad shit actually does happen, there really are conspiracies and sometimes “they” really don’t tell you everything.
(Two carrier groups. That’s a lot. One has enough firepower to eclipse WW2).
I’m exaggerating for effect here, I guess what I’m trying to say is, I haven’t a clue how it should be dealt with. I see it more as an illness and yet, also, feel that the perpetrators of such shit should be punished. 🤷🏻♂️
