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This will feed conspiracy theorists for decades to come.

• spuz 5y ago
  The difference between a conspiracy theorist and a healthy sceptic is that the more implausible the theory the more convinced the conspiracy theorist will be and the less convinced the sceptic will be. Since real conspiracies and cover ups do happen, it should be possible to speculate about conspiracy theories without falling into the trap of conspiracy theorist thinking by applying a healthy dose of Occam's razor.
  • latchkey 5y ago
    Hey @spuz... great response. Just wanted to let you know that the link in your profile goes to a junk website. Looks like a domain squatter got it.
    • appleiigs 5y ago
      the conspiracy theory is that spuz is the domain squatter! or is that Occam’s razor
    • spuz 5y ago
      Uh thanks. It was a link to a site called hackernewsusers.com which I guess was some project of a HN user back in the day but no longer exists.
  • Raineer 5y ago
    This is very well stated. A healthy reminder of how logical thinking should be applied, especially in 2021.
  • perl4ever 5y ago
    If a conspiracy theory is popular, then rejecting it kind of means you have to believe in a conspiracy to promote the conspiracy theory.