190. Jonathan Rauch — The Constitution of Knowledge: A Defense of Truth
The Michael Shermer Show
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Epistemic Immune System
The day after the election, he blastsd out through conservative media, talk radio, cable news, through the white house. He files multiple frivolous lawsuits based on conspiracy theories that the courts basically throw out instantly because they're nutty. And what it shows us is that america is like a victim of covid who's never been exposed before and is very vulnerable. We don't have defences socially against this kind of disinformation because we've never needed them. This is now trilling or politics going forward. Epistemic immune system.
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