Someone once told me that, when it came to conspiracies, that “Lack of evidence is evidence in itself.” To which I said, “And there is no evidence that I am not a part of the plot.”
“The conspirators are too clever to leave any evidence.”
I reject that theory on the grounds of its excess optimism. To say that _anyone_ has that much control over _anything,_ let alone control over the chaos of politics, bespeaks a dewy innocence unworthy of serious respect.
The idea that nobody is in control is potentially much scarier than the idea of shadowy manipulators. The manipulators might at least in principle be defeated, but if we are all just tiny specks being whirled about in a maelstrom than what hope is there?
I am definately agreeing with the infinate concurrent universes theory. Unfortunately I appear to be in the set of infinite universes with religious fook-wits in them…just bad luck really….🤣
Here is an article on the brains of religious whack jobs. It is quite dense with technical jargon, but the bottom line is, “These findings are consistent with the current understanding of hemispheric specializations for reasoning and lend insight into previously observed epidemiological associations with fundamentalism, such as cognitive rigidity and outgroup hostility.”
This one is for you, M27. https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2322399121
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Wow! One of your best. The double meaning has to be a hammer blow to people with “gods”.
Someone once told me that, when it came to conspiracies, that “Lack of evidence is evidence in itself.” To which I said, “And there is no evidence that I am not a part of the plot.”
End of conversation.
“The conspirators are too clever to leave any evidence.”
I reject that theory on the grounds of its excess optimism. To say that _anyone_ has that much control over _anything,_ let alone control over the chaos of politics, bespeaks a dewy innocence unworthy of serious respect.
My trust in government and the political system would be much restored if I had any faith they were capable of organising a conspiracy…
What is religious belief but a benign conspiracy theory?
What is religious belief but a benign conspiracy theory?
The idea that nobody is in control is potentially much scarier than the idea of shadowy manipulators. The manipulators might at least in principle be defeated, but if we are all just tiny specks being whirled about in a maelstrom than what hope is there?
Oolong Colluphid – leave out benign and you hit the nail.
Jb – the Brownian motion makes sense perfectly, and it does not harm the particles in it. If we are in it, there is no hope needed. Pure bliss! 🙂
“Consipiraci”?
I am definately agreeing with the infinate concurrent universes theory. Unfortunately I appear to be in the set of infinite universes with religious fook-wits in them…just bad luck really….🤣
Here is an article on the brains of religious whack jobs. It is quite dense with technical jargon, but the bottom line is, “These findings are consistent with the current understanding of hemispheric specializations for reasoning and lend insight into previously observed epidemiological associations with fundamentalism, such as cognitive rigidity and outgroup hostility.”
This one is for you, M27.
https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2322399121
Thanks, postdoggerel.
Hmmmmm
Cognitive rigidity eh? It’s just a pity that the religious turnip-suckers don’t suffer from a lack of cocknitive rigidity…