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Elizabeth Krispin's avatar

AMD - I remember, in my much younger days looking at the corruption in our world and feeling so small and alone. One of the great ironies of life is that through this hideous travesty called COVID, we have come to find you and the stellar humans like you, Pierre Kory, Paul Marik, Aseem Malhotra, Tess Laurie, Bonnie Ann Cox, Jessica Rose, Dr Robert Malone, Bobby Kennedy. I am so inspired by all of you.

A wise man once said, “I truly believe we are at a pivotal time, where the work that each of us puts in can make an immense impact on the future course of this world.”

I, for one, am inspired to act upon that advice.

Thank you. I am eternally both grateful and indebted to you folks - for saving me from despair. ☺️

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Dave's avatar

This reflects my philosophy on the issue of conspiracy thinking almost precisely. As someone who questions everything, I have often experienced this phenomenon in the presence of big "C" Conspiracy theorists: "So, when individuals threaten this rare object by debunking the coveted knowledge, they are attacked by those who covet it." This is not an attitude conducive to finding truth. This is an attitude attuned to upholding dogma, evidence be damned. It is an attitude nearly identical to that of the Covidians, who similarly respond with visceral, evidence-free attacks on anyone who questions their coveted mainstream dogma. These are two sides of the same coin.

To find truth, one must be willing to interrogate all beliefs and incorporate all credible evidence into our understanding. To close oneself off to all other possibilities based on the merest scintilla of evidence, or in some cases based only on raw speculation while ignoring all the contradictory evidence, is a recipe for wrongness.

There are conspiracies. Lots of them. Many of our leaders are psychopaths, narcissists, and machiavelians. We should absolutely expend effort investigating and exposing their misdeeds. But we must also consider contradictory evidence and remain open to other possibilities unless and until a certain theory has been proved beyond a reasonable doubt. And even then we must consider new contradictory evidence that comes to light.

Open-minded inquiry is the path to truth, inner-peace, and effective action. Close-minded dogmatism is the path to untruth, fanaticism, outrage, and even mental illness. May we all be well and prosperous in our sense-making journeys.

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