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"Mini" Decoding of Michael Shermer's Advice on Conspiracy Theories

Decoding the Gurus

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The Argument for Conspiracy Theories

Everybody believes at least one conspiracy theory. And my argument is that it's rational to believe conspiracy theories because enough of them are true. So we should just stop treating it in a negative way and instead think of like the lab leak hypothesis as legitimate just in case. The evidence is leaning now towards 5050.

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