Michael Shermer on Truth and Conspiracy

So conspiracy theories are theories about actual conspiracies, whether they're true or not, whether the theory is true or not. And there are real conspiracies. I mean, Watergate was a conspiracy. I ran contra all the, you know, MKUltra and and all the CIA shenanigans in third world countries in the 50s and 60s and 70s. These are all true.

Uh, and they were covered up. And now the good fight. with Yasha Monk. I have to admit something to all of you. I find conspiracy theories to just be absolutely fascinating.

It is fascinating to me how much time a lot of people are spending to try and prove these ideas, some of which are of obvious relevance to big social and political issues. Others just, you know, seem arcane and strange to me. But getting into the mindset of how and why people are drawn to spending the hours and the days on arguing with people about the internet, on chemtrails, or on who assassinated John F. Kennedy, or on all of those other issues, is just really interesting.

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