Special Guest: Daniel Bottner. What makes conspiracy theories so alluring? When do they become dangerous? In this episode, Daniel makes his triumphant return to talk with Aya and Josh about a whole slew of conspiracy theories (9/11, QAnon,...See moreSpecial Guest: Daniel Bottner. What makes conspiracy theories so alluring? When do they become dangerous? In this episode, Daniel makes his triumphant return to talk with Aya and Josh about a whole slew of conspiracy theories (9/11, QAnon, Covid/5G, vaccines, Protocols of the Elders of Zion, Holocaust denial, Flat Earth, Sandy Hook, "Paul is dead," vampire Prince Charles, JFK assassination, Roswell, Titanic, moon landing hoax, U.S. Capitol riot); conspiracy theorists (Alex Jones, Donald Trump, Zeitgeist); the basis of conspiratorial thinking (pattern-seeking, fear of the unknown); tools to fight conspiracy theories (Occam's Razor, scientific method); and the links between conspiratorial thinking, narcissism, and religion. Written by
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