ZONE 1 everybody so keep it civil:
When it comes to sociopolitical issues, conspiracy theories abound on both sides of the aisle as do cherished beliefs based on partisan ideology.
While it certainly does not apply to all on the left, and does not exclude everybody on the right, the propensity of those in control of the message on the left--government, media, education, entertainment, etc.--to deliberately and intentionally spread disinformation and detract from honest evidence for political gain makes me presume they believe they are morally justified in doing that. So the topic probably won't be of much if any interest to them.
So this discussion will be directed mostly to those on the right who I believe are more likely to think they are justified in believing what they believe.
But if practical strategy makes intellectual honesty scarce on the left, how much can be found on the right?
One of the hardest things any of us will have to do is give up a cherished conviction or belief when we are shown that it cannot be supported with evidence. And it becomes far more difficult (and usually embarrassing) when we have emphatically and passionately argued for a point of view and find out we are wrong.
Who among us has never been involved in a passionate argument with somebody when there is that horrible feeling akin to panic when we suddenly realize we are wrong?
How we handle those situations reveals how intellectually honest we actually are.
So those of us on the right. Are we intellectually honest? Or do we doggedly hold onto our conviction or what we want to be truth regardless of what information calls it into question or discredits it entirely? Do we allow others a different opinion or disparage them because of it?
In this thread I hope we will be able to explore some of our convictions and beliefs that we might seriously consider rethinking. And it will be fair game for us to defend those convictions and beliefs that we are confident can be competently defended.
(Poll options are anonymous and can be changed if you change your mind. I hope at least some will be willing to admit/reveal their choices though.)
Some topics involving conspiracy theories some true, some not, some unproven that keep resurfacing over the years are listed below. This is NOT intended to be a complete list and certainly other topics can be discussed here:
--The Mexican tall ship hitting the bridge was intentional
--Epstein's death
--The FBI had agents helping instigate the riot on J6
--The Democrats helped instigate the riot on J6
--Trump instigated the riot on J6
--The media and Democrats covered up Biden's dementia
--Trump colluded with the Russians
--Many unexplained deaths involving the Clintons
--9/11 was an inside job
--Kennedy and the gunmen on the grassy knoll
--Trump only wants to benefit billionaires
Obviously we could go on and on but how much of any of this do we believe or not believe? And could anything change our mind?
When it comes to sociopolitical issues, conspiracy theories abound on both sides of the aisle as do cherished beliefs based on partisan ideology.
While it certainly does not apply to all on the left, and does not exclude everybody on the right, the propensity of those in control of the message on the left--government, media, education, entertainment, etc.--to deliberately and intentionally spread disinformation and detract from honest evidence for political gain makes me presume they believe they are morally justified in doing that. So the topic probably won't be of much if any interest to them.
So this discussion will be directed mostly to those on the right who I believe are more likely to think they are justified in believing what they believe.
But if practical strategy makes intellectual honesty scarce on the left, how much can be found on the right?
One of the hardest things any of us will have to do is give up a cherished conviction or belief when we are shown that it cannot be supported with evidence. And it becomes far more difficult (and usually embarrassing) when we have emphatically and passionately argued for a point of view and find out we are wrong.
Who among us has never been involved in a passionate argument with somebody when there is that horrible feeling akin to panic when we suddenly realize we are wrong?
How we handle those situations reveals how intellectually honest we actually are.
So those of us on the right. Are we intellectually honest? Or do we doggedly hold onto our conviction or what we want to be truth regardless of what information calls it into question or discredits it entirely? Do we allow others a different opinion or disparage them because of it?
In this thread I hope we will be able to explore some of our convictions and beliefs that we might seriously consider rethinking. And it will be fair game for us to defend those convictions and beliefs that we are confident can be competently defended.
(Poll options are anonymous and can be changed if you change your mind. I hope at least some will be willing to admit/reveal their choices though.)
Some topics involving conspiracy theories some true, some not, some unproven that keep resurfacing over the years are listed below. This is NOT intended to be a complete list and certainly other topics can be discussed here:
--The Mexican tall ship hitting the bridge was intentional
--Epstein's death
--The FBI had agents helping instigate the riot on J6
--The Democrats helped instigate the riot on J6
--Trump instigated the riot on J6
--The media and Democrats covered up Biden's dementia
--Trump colluded with the Russians
--Many unexplained deaths involving the Clintons
--9/11 was an inside job
--Kennedy and the gunmen on the grassy knoll
--Trump only wants to benefit billionaires
Obviously we could go on and on but how much of any of this do we believe or not believe? And could anything change our mind?
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