I understand where these 'conspiracy' ideas come from - people feel they're not being included in decisions being made about/for them, or they don't understand the science behind things & feel like they're being talked down to when scientists or leaders try to explain things in simpler terms, which fosters paranoia & mistrust in authorities in general... therefore anything they don't understand must be a plot against them hatched by the secret ruling cabal to keep them docile & controlled... & the fact that no evidence of any such things can be found, only proves how powerful this cabal really is
Please don't get me started on religion again - all of them are well-documented, man-made methods of keeping their respective flocks in line, flying in the face of scientific evidence & demanding doctrinal faith over free will & critical thinking
I love science fiction, because mostly it shows what improvements can be made if we aspire to greater levels of intelligence... I like fantasy too, but too often it's rooted in versions of feudalism & rarely shows 'people' (or dwarves/elves/fae/trolls/orcs etc...) as any kind of ideal to be admired
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Date: 2023-01-01 05:22 am (UTC)Please don't get me started on religion again - all of them are well-documented, man-made methods of keeping their respective flocks in line, flying in the face of scientific evidence & demanding doctrinal faith over free will & critical thinking
I love science fiction, because mostly it shows what improvements can be made if we aspire to greater levels of intelligence... I like fantasy too, but too often it's rooted in versions of feudalism & rarely shows 'people' (or dwarves/elves/fae/trolls/orcs etc...) as any kind of ideal to be admired