So goes the old nursery rhyme. I recall the lyrics from dancing around in circles in my childhood. Some believe … Read More “A-tishoo! A-tishoo!
We all fall down.”
Question: What actually is a virus? Common counter-narratives: They don’t exist. Nobody has ever seen one. Even if they do … Read More “Viruses – the Undead”
The other day, someone on our local chat group posted a 29-word message about a 42-year-old female nurse at a … Read More “Skin in the game”
in due course of time …. If we can accept that this is true, then the only question is whether … Read More “Everybody who has the covid-19 vaccine will die!”
QAnon and other conspiracy theories may only be a symptom of an underlying malaise. Though some relief might be gained … Read More “Recolonising Our Inner Ecology”
A greater understanding of the nature, characteristics and causes of conspiracy theories can help understand the phenomenon, but much as … Read More “What I Think v. What You Feel”
Understanding the root of conspiracy theories lies not in understanding the theories, but in understanding the theorists, i.e. the adherents … Read More “Theories or Theorists?”
Today is my mother’s one hundredth birthday! And this evening I will drink a toast to celebrate. This is a … Read More “Dieulafoy Killed My Mother”
For hundreds of years, the ‘consensus reality’ of most of Europe, and latterly the Americas, held that around two thousand … Read More “Really?”
In summary, there are good reasons that belief in conspiracy theories is growing. Conspiracies indubitably happen. And in increasingly complex, … Read More “Truth, Reality, Accuracy and Verification”