There is a frequently-occuring aspect of conspiracy theory thinking that I find interesting, and possibly worthy of discussion.
Whenever a conspiracy theorist posts something, the focus is almost always on the person who said it, rather than what they actually said.
Prominent figures are cited- 'Judy Mikovitz says this', 'RFK Jr. says that'- as if that was enough. Very little, if any, attention is paid to what evidence there is for these utterances.
The same applies when CT-ists address counter-arguments: the focus is again on who said it (Fauci being the obvious example), not what was said.
This appears to be peculiar to conspiracy theorists. Those arguing for science and factual evidence don't put such high value on the messenger: they look at the facts behind the claims. CT-ists don't appear to understand this, and constantly assume we are engaging in the same kind of hero-worship that they are. (Well, this is true for me, and appears to be generally true on this forum).
Why is this?
Why this focus on the person and not the evidence? Why this blind trust of favoured individuals, and equally irrational distrust of others? I really don't get it.
Whenever a conspiracy theorist posts something, the focus is almost always on the person who said it, rather than what they actually said.
Prominent figures are cited- 'Judy Mikovitz says this', 'RFK Jr. says that'- as if that was enough. Very little, if any, attention is paid to what evidence there is for these utterances.
The same applies when CT-ists address counter-arguments: the focus is again on who said it (Fauci being the obvious example), not what was said.
This appears to be peculiar to conspiracy theorists. Those arguing for science and factual evidence don't put such high value on the messenger: they look at the facts behind the claims. CT-ists don't appear to understand this, and constantly assume we are engaging in the same kind of hero-worship that they are. (Well, this is true for me, and appears to be generally true on this forum).
Why is this?
Why this focus on the person and not the evidence? Why this blind trust of favoured individuals, and equally irrational distrust of others? I really don't get it.
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