tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4307187040250193857.post6902050418383500636..comments2024-03-20T03:33:22.357-07:00Comments on Skeptophilia: Burn your way to better healthGordon Bonnethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06003472005971594466noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4307187040250193857.post-87858673599754790652014-08-01T16:30:34.497-07:002014-08-01T16:30:34.497-07:00Awhile back I stopped being amused by the paranoid...Awhile back I stopped being amused by the paranoid beliefs of various segments of society--whether those beliefs dealt with chem trails, Illuminati, climate change denial, false flag mass shootings, or government complicity in the September 11 attacks--and became kind of scared.<br /><br />When I take a big-picture view of the lunatics, I see people who are arguing against the continuation of civilization as I know it. I know one person in particular who falls prey to almost every conspiracy theory he hears. To challenge his views is to reveal myself as a sheeple at best and "one of Them" at worst. When asked for proof of the conspiracies, he merely states, "It's out there, everywhere!"<br /><br />If conspiracy nuts challenged peer-reviewed science with peer-reviewed science of their own, that would be one thing. They don't, of course. <br /><br />I wonder if we will teeter onward for centuries with these lunatics among us, or if we are headed for collapse due to, or a protracted conflict with, people who have an unhealthy disregard for facts and rationale arguments.George Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13621243255715875548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4307187040250193857.post-12194107080541088562014-08-01T08:34:13.315-07:002014-08-01T08:34:13.315-07:00I steer them here and hope the harsh, cold light o...I steer them here and hope the harsh, cold light of reason will make them wither away.Tyler Torkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11460706772136362593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4307187040250193857.post-50807577417581524482014-08-01T08:15:34.021-07:002014-08-01T08:15:34.021-07:00No stick big enough for that.No stick big enough for that.Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00827076515329274214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4307187040250193857.post-84817152241191483072014-08-01T05:29:44.868-07:002014-08-01T05:29:44.868-07:00In related news, I hear that striking people with ...In related news, I hear that striking people with big sticks will generally drive out the demons who are making them ill.Tyler Torkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11460706772136362593noreply@blogger.com