Conspiracy theories are nothing new. The question is: how should we process these pieces of information? Chances are, most of us will believe whatever satisfies our preconceived notions, whether true or not...
In this episode, you will learn:
- Intro: Arman opens the podcast stating what today’s episode covers [00:00]
- Some announcements [00:52]
- The context of how Arman is going to discuss the topic of conspiracy theories [01:56]
- On the documentary Zeitgeist: were they rational and logical, or extreme? [02:23]
- Going back to the original purpose of this episode: the difficulty of staying objective when dealing with conspiracy theories [03:44]
- Reaching out to Francis Pedraza for an explanation on conspiracy theories [04:50]
- The framework in dealing with conspiracies according to Francis [05:47]
- 83 pages of Hunter Biden’s corruption and Francis’ thoughts [06:30]
- Viewing conspiracy theories like a prosecutor [08:22}
- The four stages of conspiracy [09:22]
- Becoming empirical in the face of not being able to find a plausible explanation for conspiracy theories, even if the results can be scary [12:11]
- Restating the purpose of this episode [14:54]
- Closing message [16:04]
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