• hydrospanner@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    Well said.

    They don’t work on evidence. They work on vibes. They believe what they believe because they want to, not because it makes sense.

    This is the big one. They start with a conclusion then go on a scavenger hunt for anything that agrees with it. And as we all know, you can find anything on the Internet.

    And where a more reasonable person might see how hard it is to find a reputable source that supports your claim and deduce that maybe the information isn’t out there because the theory is wrong… instead these people run to the conclusion of “if the information isn’t readily available out there to support my idea, it’s because it’s being suppressed in a big conspiracy!”.

    These are usually the same people for whom the government is somehow both completely inept, bumbling, and stupid while also being capable of carrying out the most widespread, comprehensive, flawless conspiracy ever imagined.