Good & Bad in Conspiracy Theories
Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2021 12:33 pm
Recently there has been quite a lot of talk about conspiracy theories. Like some of our forum readers might have noticed, I am not a big fan of those.
The reason is not that there would not be any kind of truth in them (in perhaps almost single world view, religion & ideology there is some important aspectual truth present), but because at their core is a mindset that is diametrically opposite to the fundamental credo of the Star of Azazel... which I just mentioned. That in every possible ideology there is some important aspectual truth presented.
This means that there is no one group that is always on the side of good, or evil. We can blame no one separated entity: neither Satan, reptilians, nor any other single party should receive the blame of our world's common problems. Things are much more complicated than that, and much of our problems come from our own shortcomings. Conspiracy theories are problematic because of the same reason than fanatical religions: they want to underline the division between the polarities, underline differences, see some group as evil incarnate and other people as victims. Never is the truth so simple. A good starting point from placing the blame is Dostoevsky's "we all are guilty."
But this said, there are many almost symptomatic points of wisdom in many conspiracy theories. They are usually veiled and symbolic, but they are there. If those ideas could be stated simply as world views, without taking any stance whether they are good or evil in themselves, there might be found several thought-provoking ideas in those ideologies.
The reason is not that there would not be any kind of truth in them (in perhaps almost single world view, religion & ideology there is some important aspectual truth present), but because at their core is a mindset that is diametrically opposite to the fundamental credo of the Star of Azazel... which I just mentioned. That in every possible ideology there is some important aspectual truth presented.
This means that there is no one group that is always on the side of good, or evil. We can blame no one separated entity: neither Satan, reptilians, nor any other single party should receive the blame of our world's common problems. Things are much more complicated than that, and much of our problems come from our own shortcomings. Conspiracy theories are problematic because of the same reason than fanatical religions: they want to underline the division between the polarities, underline differences, see some group as evil incarnate and other people as victims. Never is the truth so simple. A good starting point from placing the blame is Dostoevsky's "we all are guilty."
But this said, there are many almost symptomatic points of wisdom in many conspiracy theories. They are usually veiled and symbolic, but they are there. If those ideas could be stated simply as world views, without taking any stance whether they are good or evil in themselves, there might be found several thought-provoking ideas in those ideologies.