The Problem With Conspiracy Theories
Spend enough time on the internet and you can find information on just about anything.
For instance: did you know that the Apollo moon landing was a hoax? That 9/11 was an inside job? That flouride is a mind control substance designed to keep humans dumb and under control?
The list goes on. Some of these theories may, in fact, be true. The vast majority of them are more likely false. But given an infinite space as vast as the web, and the tools for anyone to publish any thoughts in their head, and you have the ability to refute or bolster any claim imaginable.
Therefore it is much trickier to believe that any worldview is “the truth.”
The problem with conspiracy theorists is they ask you to demolish your mental programming, but demand you replace it with their own.
The result is to exchange one unproven worldview for another. And unfortunately, basing your decisions on the conviction of “knowing” is responsible for many of the world’s ills.
The only real truth is that it’s impossible to “know” anything. And the only real method of making decisions is through probability.