> No, choosing to live in a fantasy world and believing in provably false conspiracy theories is not an understandable response. A problem: you are falling vic

> No, choosing to live in a fantasy world and believing in provably false conspiracy theories is not an understandable response. A problem: you are falling victim to the very same phenomenon as the "people" you criticize: mistaking your perception of affairs to be an accurate representation of actual affairs. You do not actually possess knowledge about what is going on in the minds of your outgroup members, you only have belief. If Normies could get their own affairs sorted out, maybe they could demonstrate by example how to think in a logically an epistemically sound manner, but until they do me and my fellow conspiracy theorists (as flawed as they are) will continue being a thorn in your sides. > If I grew up hating the way history was taught and communicated because of pro-Western biases and whitewashing atrocities and American exceptionalism, and my response is to decide history is bullshit and I'm going to believe instead in some gibberish I found on a blog or a podcast, that is not understandable. To what degree is this actually happening though? If you cannot question the accuracy of your beliefs, why should the members of your outgroup? Also, note that "not understandable" has a dependency on your abilities as well. > The difference of course is that anti-vaxxers and other anti-science types were and are literally dying due to their belief in nonsense and conspiracies. And taking others with them! Best put on our thinking caps and figure out what's actually happening if you ask me.