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Conspiracy Theories are good – Here’s Why

We’ve all heard of Q-Anon and 911 conspiracy theories by now, leading to events like “the storming of the capital” around US election time. Many people say conspiracy theories are causing greater division and even violence – but might there be a benefit to the rise of conspiracy theories?

Here is what we will explore in this episode:

• The importance of individual discernment
• The fundamental desire for system change
• The majority of people hold some conspiracy theory views
• The ability to hold multiple conflicting ideas at the same time
• How importance of journalistic integrity
• How to use curiosity instead of judgement
• Large conspiracies that turned out to be true
• Who benefits from attaching theorists?
• How to apply Occam’s razor – simplicity
• Are these the systems (government, economic, medical) we really want?
• The importance of freedom of expression and discourse
• Some conspiracies are easy to prove