Written on August 5th, 2009 by Oliver Kim
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There are several problems with conspiracy theories, which are outlined in this episode.
I want to start this episode with a little example. Imagine that you are walking in the forest and that you see a burning tree. I give you two possible explanations:
- Somebody dropped a burning cigarette and accidentally set the tree on fire.
- The government tested a secret weapon, which accidentally set the tree on fire.
Which one of these two explanations is the better one, and why is it better? Many would probably say that the first explanation is the more reasonable one, but why is it more reasonable? The second explanation could be correct as well! Maybe there is a secret weapons program, and we don’t know about it! Could it be that the first explanation, with somebody dropping a burning cigarette, is too “normal” to be true? There just has to be more to it, right?
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