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CarlJH t1_iw8bzss wrote

Reply to comment by iiioiia in The Warped Epistemology of Conspiracy Theories by CartesianClosedCat

You ask me why I hold a belief, then when I take the time to tell you, you wonder if I might be lying about why I hold that belief?

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iiioiia t1_iw8ci1c wrote

No, I am referring to the distinction between belief and knowledge/truth. I don't doubt you believe the things you do.

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CarlJH t1_iw8d2bl wrote

I am still not sure what it is that you are wondering about. Do you wonder if it's true that the far right exploits Stochastic Terror or do you wonder if there is a distinction between belief and knowledge?

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iiioiia t1_iw8e92t wrote

The two ideas are intermingled: there is the degree to which the far right exploits Stochastic Terror, and then there is the degree to which people believe that the far right exploits Stochastic Terror.

There are also many other related ideas, like to what degree is each of us guilty for contributing (via action, or inaction) to the suboptimality that exists in the world, to what degree are people capable of considering such ideas, etc.

Humans are a very curious species - so much potential, but so much hubris, delusion, and folly. What will they get up to next with their fairy-tale-based culture???!!

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