Quote Originally Posted by mojo
The difference is that you put away your science hat when you want to find a conspiracy.
I don't think so, and I think it's dubious to say this comes down to science. When it came to 9/11, my paranoia was 100% science based. I didn't, and still don't, understand how a building can turn entirely into dust and collapse at near freefall speed without strategic explosives taking it down. The only explanation that made sense was the professional demolition idea. But that means it wasn't the planes that brought them down, and once I come to that conclusion, the official narrative, or even the Pearl Harbour style "eyes closed" theory, become untenable.

But away from 9/11, the conspiracies I flirt with are not the ones that are contrary to science. They might contradict scientists, but they don't contradict science. There's a big difference between the two. I mean, let's say there are freezer trucks behind the morgues. Is it scientifically impossible they are there for show? Of course not. Is it scientifically impossible for governments to convince sincere scientists that there is a legit viral pandemic? This is a better question, and one I don't know the answer to.

I mean, there's a risk here that you guys think I'm 100% behind the covid hoax idea. I'm not. I just don't rule it out, and at the very least I suspect our government, and probably every government in the world, are exploiting it. Perhaps the conspiracy is that it was lab created. Emphasis on "perhaps". This isn't contradicting science. This stuff is possible. We're not into 5G territory here.

I don't think my skepticism is unhealthy. I don't rant about this on Twitter, or any other internet platform. I might discuss it with friends casually, but I'm not trying to convince anyone not to take the vaccine, or to go out and party. And I'm not losing any sleep. So I don't see what's unhealthy about my skepticism.