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> Because those who hold conspiracy theories typically suffer from a crippled epistemology, in accordance with which it is rational to hold such theories "Crip
by dictum 13y ago
> Because those who hold conspiracy theories typically suffer from a crippled epistemology, in accordance with which it is rational to hold such theories
"Crippled epistemology" is an interesting name for being unable to distinguish opinion from fact. What is the name for being unable to distinguish the essence of a fact from its doublespeak explanation?
- adolph 13y agoThe paper defines "crippled epistemology" as: In some domains, people suffer from a “crippled epistemology,” in the sense that they know very few things, and what they know is wrong. The term comes from: http://www.nyu.edu/gsas/dept/politics/faculty/hardin/research/Crippled.pdf http://www.nyu.edu/gsas/dept/politics/faculty/hardin/researc...