What a great interview! Many thanks to both of you. One of the aspects of all this that I find concerning is the degree to which the many conspiracy theories that were part of the convoy protests have radicalized people I know who don't have the tools that both of you have to discriminate between possible bullshit and reasonable argument…
What a great interview! Many thanks to both of you. One of the aspects of all this that I find concerning is the degree to which the many conspiracy theories that were part of the convoy protests have radicalized people I know who don't have the tools that both of you have to discriminate between possible bullshit and reasonable argument. Lack of critical thinking skills makes people gullible to manipulation. That's not to say that people who ought to be able to use their judgement always do so-- emotion drives reaction on the left as well as on the right. Both of you make a point of acknowledging that.
What a great interview! Many thanks to both of you. One of the aspects of all this that I find concerning is the degree to which the many conspiracy theories that were part of the convoy protests have radicalized people I know who don't have the tools that both of you have to discriminate between possible bullshit and reasonable argument. Lack of critical thinking skills makes people gullible to manipulation. That's not to say that people who ought to be able to use their judgement always do so-- emotion drives reaction on the left as well as on the right. Both of you make a point of acknowledging that.
Both sidesing medical science and antivaxxer trolls. Yep, those are definitely exactly equal.