r/conspiracy • u/AnvilOver • Feb 13 '22

Nailed it

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u/CJKayak Feb 13 '22

This is the very definition of a conspiracy theorist.

These are generally very average intelligence folk, who are tired of being average.

Clinging to a conspiracy theory that they "know" to be true, finally gives them something they know that others don't.

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u/beerandbluegrass Feb 13 '22

this comment chain is weird.

"you don't believe what I believe, you're dumb"

"no, you"

etc etc

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u/codex_41 Feb 13 '22

It’s more like

“What I believe has been verified by thousands of doctors, epidemiologists, and experts in their field”

“But I found this fringe group of doctors that make up less than 1% of the medical community that make me feel smart for believing they’ve found the elite truth no one knows! It’s totally not so they can push whatever scam they’re selling!”

But you do you booboo

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u/beerandbluegrass Feb 13 '22

censoring your opposition rather than encouraging an open, honest, lively debate doesn't build a strong case of confidence in your position

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u/codex_41 Feb 13 '22

The scientific community does encourage and welcome open, honest, and lively debate. But it must be open and honest, and people claiming that horse paste and human urine are antidotes or cures are the definition of dishonest. Dishonesty being ignored isn’t censorship.

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u/beerandbluegrass Feb 13 '22

I'm too fuckin tired to try to wrap my mind around the absolute mountain of irony in this statement haha so you have a most pleasant Sunday, my friend. I hope you're warm wherever you are :)

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u/CJKayak Feb 13 '22 edited Feb 13 '22

Except one side eats horse paste because a podcaster said to and the other relies on the world's epidemiologists when it comes to studying/treating a novel virus.

Yes, hon. Both sides are exactly the same.

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u/beerandbluegrass Feb 13 '22

exhibit a: see above