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| From | Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.os.linux.advocacy |
| Subject | Re: OT: Global Climate Change Debate |
| Date | 2014-05-13 13:55 -0700 |
| Message-ID | <CF97D4E8.3732E%usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> (permalink) |
| References | (7 earlier) <hgu00a3.gf@rooftop.invalid> <CF97C414.37309%usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> <nvhd00a.3r@rooftop.invalid> <CF97CD89.3731C%usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> <ghem.a3p0@rooftop.invalid> |
On 5/13/14, 1:35 PM, in article ghem.a3p0@rooftop.invalid, "owl" <owl@rooftop.invalid> wrote: > Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> wrote: >> On 5/13/14, 12:52 PM, in article nvhd00a.3r@rooftop.invalid, "owl" >> <owl@rooftop.invalid> wrote: >> >>>> <http://goo.gl/6LV04> [Slate.com] >>>> ----- >>>> First of all, why do people believe conspiracy theories? >>>> >>>> There are number of factors, but probably one of the most >>>> important ones in this instance is that, paradoxically, it gives >>>> people a sense of control. People hate randomness, they dread the >>>> sort of random occurrences that can destroy their lives, so as a >>>> mechanism against that dread, it turns out that it¹s much easier >>>> to believe in a conspiracy. Then you have someone to blame, it¹s >>>> not just randomness. >>>> >>>> What are the psychological forces at play in conspiracy thinking? >>>> >>>> Basically what¹s happening in any conspiracy theory is that people >>>> have a need or a motivation to believe in this theory, and it¹s >>>> psychologically different from evidence-based thinking. A >>>> conspiracy theory is immune to evidence, and that can pretty well >>>> serve as the definition of one. If you reject evidence, or >>>> reinterpret the evidence to be confirmation of your theory, or you >>>> ignore mountains of evidence to focus on just one thing, you¹re >>>> probably a conspiracy theorist. We call that a self-sealing nature >>>> of reasoning. >>>> ----- >>>> >>>> That is why you believe your conspiracy theories. >>> >>> Slate dot com == a bunch of insane faggots, so I guess your latest appeal- >>> to-authority logical fallacy just blew up in your face. >> >> It is a lovely explanation for your belief in idiotic conspiracy theories. >> But if you want others, here you go (and, yes, I know none of this will stop >> you from pushing your irrational BS... your beliefs in conspiracy nonsense >> help you deal with your feelings of being out of control): >> >> <http://goo.gl/f3pqK2> [Psychology Today] >> ----- > > Psychology Today? Really? Have you ever met *anyone* in the field > of pyschology who didn't start life as a kook and spend the rest of > it seeking to find out what the fuck was wrong with them? > > <snip remainder of appeal-to-authority logical fallacies> As predicted: evidence and rationality mean nothing to you. It does not matter to you that your conspiracy theory nonsense springs from your own feelings of fear and being out of control, it does not matter to you how irrational and offensive your views are, it does not matter to you that people are tormenting grieving parents... what matters to you is the *feeling* you are special and know something others do not. I cannot change that. You could if you wanted to. -- * Mint MATE: Trash, Panel, Menu: <http://youtu.be/C0y74FIf7uE> * Mint KDE bugs or Easter eggs? <http://youtu.be/CU-whJQvtfA> * Mint KDE working with folders: <http://youtu.be/7C9nvniOoE0> * Mint KDE creating files: <http://youtu.be/N7-fZJaJUv8> * Mint KDE help: <http://youtu.be/3ikizUd3sa8> * Mint KDE general navigation: <http://youtu.be/t9y14yZtQuI> * Mint / LibreOffice: <http://youtu.be/USU9iqppfto> * Win 8 / Word 2013: <http://youtu.be/z8gUL2TCcV4> * Mavericks / Pages 5.1: <http://youtu.be/D3BPWANQoIk>
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OT: Global Climate Change Debate Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2014-05-12 21:40 -0700
Re: OT: Global Climate Change Debate owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2014-05-13 12:25 +0000
Re: OT: Global Climate Change Debate Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2014-05-13 08:11 -0700
Re: OT: Global Climate Change Debate Steve Carroll <fretwizzen@gmail.com> - 2014-05-13 09:35 -0700
Re: OT: Global Climate Change Debate owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2014-05-13 18:40 +0000
Re: OT: Global Climate Change Debate Silver Slimer <ndr@slvrlps.c> - 2014-05-13 14:43 -0400
Re: OT: Global Climate Change Debate owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2014-05-13 18:52 +0000
Re: OT: Global Climate Change Debate Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2014-05-13 12:00 -0700
Re: OT: Global Climate Change Debate owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2014-05-13 19:34 +0000
Re: OT: Global Climate Change Debate Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2014-05-13 12:44 -0700
Re: OT: Global Climate Change Debate owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2014-05-13 19:52 +0000
Re: OT: Global Climate Change Debate Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2014-05-13 13:24 -0700
Re: OT: Global Climate Change Debate owl <owl@rooftop.invalid> - 2014-05-13 20:35 +0000
Re: OT: Global Climate Change Debate Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2014-05-13 13:55 -0700
Re: OT: Global Climate Change Debate GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2014-05-13 15:29 -0600
Re: OT: Global Climate Change Debate Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2014-05-13 14:29 -0700
Re: OT: Global Climate Change Debate GreyCloud <mist@cumulus.com> - 2014-05-13 15:28 -0600
Re: OT: Global Climate Change Debate Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2014-05-13 14:30 -0700
Re: OT: Global Climate Change Debate Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2014-05-13 12:01 -0700
Re: OT: Global Climate Change Debate Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2014-05-13 11:44 -0700
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