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Small, pocket-size.A clear, thorough overview of critical thinking.Provides concepts and tools that are useful in every aspect of life.
I can't get behind that. Because "crazy" is just another way of saying "I don't understand ____ and don't care to".
But I'm the kind of person that does. And I think if one takes issue with conspiracy theorists distractions, and I do, that it's important that we must should understand them, and offer an alternative view. So.
If any word came close to understanding a conspiracy theorist it might be this...
"Control Freak"
Because the capital 'T' truth is this - ...the world is rudderless. Nobody is in control...
But that's terrifying. Especially to those who like things organized. Which many men do, especially nerdy men. And that's why most conspiracty theorists are so predominantly men aged 18 -35. That's part of their struggle - how to temper this need for control with a chaotic world - but that's a subject explored best in art, poetry. wise philosophy and most likely comedy. It worth asking why the the gender attributed with 'womens intuition' - aka 'understanding people' - doesn't concern themselves with conspiracy theory.
These guys. Often smart, possibly improperly or under-educated, but with the sufficient intelligence (and free time) to occupy themselves with such thing. At worst they are "rudderless nerds" like an american muscle car with more power than steering - that comes with a proper education and critical thinking that college forces on you wether you like it or not. Some more than others.
With that being said the most common factor they all share is their need to organize, explain, and control a chaotic world.
Lastly. *If I were to offer my own take on "why things suck" I would offer that Psychopathy is why things are the way they are and that there is far less cooperation amongst power than competition - be it corporations, media, governance or education. Nobody is solely in power but they're all vying for it, and we're all just stuck in between.
Beware The Psychopath My Son by Clinton Callahan
'Why Your Life Sucks' by Noam Chomsky
If I may, I'd like to take a different tack here as there's more than enough detailed debunking already listed.
For me it's less outer debate and rather inner work if you will. In other words - " Thinking about your thinking" will get one far more out of disseminating conspiracy theories than the actual debates themselves. Because that's the ultimate problem here - the thinking. As Chomsky urges the questioner to do more of in the link above.
If any word came close to understanding a conspiracy theorist it might be this...
"Control Freak"
Because the capital 'T' truth is this - ...the world is rudderless. Nobody is in control...
But that's terrifying. Especially to those who like things organized. Which many men do, especially nerdy men. And that's why most conspiracty theorists are so predominantly men aged 18 -35. That's part of their struggle - how to temper this need for control with a chaotic world - but that's a subject explored best in art, poetry. wise philosophy, psychology and most likely good comedy. And it's most definitely worth asking why the the gender attributed with 'womens intuition' - aka 'understanding people' - doesn't concern themselves at all with conspiracy theory. It betrays a commonly limited understanding of human nature that many males, especially immature ones have.
These individuals. Often smart, possibly improperly or under-educated, but with the sufficient intelligence (and free time) to occupy themselves with such thing. At worst they are "rudderless nerds" like an american muscle car with more power than steering - that comes with a proper education and critical thinking that college forces on you wether you like it or not. Some more than others.
With that being said the most common factor they all share is their need to organize, explain, and control a chaotic world.
Lastly. If I were to offer my own take on "why things suck" I would offer that Psychopathy is why things are the way they are and that there is far less cooperation amongst power than competition - be it corporations, media, governance or education. Nobody is solely in power but they're all vying for it, and we're all just stuck in between.
Beware The Psychopath My Son by Clinton Callahan
So in that sense I would argue that a book on developing critical thinking skills, self actualization, and thinking about ones thinking will do far more to help your friend than any one de-bunking video.
Because the problem isn't that there is a vast conspiracy, it's that he's thinking is undisciplined and down right shitty at times. Work on solving that* problem and familiarizing oneself with the pitfalls of bad thinking...
http://youarenotsosmart.com/2010/06/23/confirmation-bias/
Because that's the bigger, and harder one standing in the way of his future.