tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13030925.post3478412483952539051..comments2024-01-25T13:46:11.967-06:00Comments on The Bronze Blog: Foundation of Woo: The Perfect ConspiracyRyan Michaelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14750814560493466382noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13030925.post-1805771290713533162009-01-22T12:19:00.000-06:002009-01-22T12:19:00.000-06:00I think that a lot of woos simply do not appreciat...I think that a lot of woos simply do not appreciate how big a conspiracy would have to be to do something.<BR/><BR/>It seesm to me that a lot of people beleive that "The Man" gives order and his minions carry them out; they never stop to consider that the minions could be lazy, incompetent or unlucky, and therefore they do not stop to consider the measures, failsafes and double-checks that would have to be put in place everywhere to correct for any failure of one particular minion to do his job.<BR/><BR/>We, on the other hand, do think of those things when we come up against a conspiracy, and find it ridiculous, but I really do think that a lot of woos simply do not stop to think about the difficulties in running such an organisation.<BR/><BR/>I mean, you only have to look at governments and corporations to see how much such an approach is doomed to failure. It is easy enough to find out about the corruption and inefficiency that exists in government and big business, but most people are just not interested, or have given up in disgust.Valhar2000https://www.blogger.com/profile/05467019327257867276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13030925.post-16190648318280408302009-01-18T21:18:00.000-06:002009-01-18T21:18:00.000-06:00True.True.King of Ferretshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07893294460892136598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13030925.post-77193283143323721092009-01-18T20:50:00.000-06:002009-01-18T20:50:00.000-06:00And there are a lot of conspiracy theories out the...And there are a lot of conspiracy theories out there.Bronze Doghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10938257296504189967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13030925.post-86042356514441475012009-01-18T20:43:00.000-06:002009-01-18T20:43:00.000-06:00Huh. I can't think of anything besides conspiracy ...Huh. I can't think of anything besides conspiracy theory that <I>requires</I> a perfect conspiracy to work.King of Ferretshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07893294460892136598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13030925.post-5422089456198633722009-01-18T17:14:00.000-06:002009-01-18T17:14:00.000-06:00I think it's definitely a great foundation. Relyin...I think it's definitely a great foundation. Relying on a perfect conspiracy definitely fucks up your prior plausibility.Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06661441668625677468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13030925.post-70659921458237899732009-01-18T16:22:00.000-06:002009-01-18T16:22:00.000-06:00It's a foundation of a lot of woo, not all of it. ...It's a foundation of a lot of woo, not all of it. Different types of woo have different foundations.Bronze Doghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10938257296504189967noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13030925.post-58955550148046086672009-01-18T16:20:00.000-06:002009-01-18T16:20:00.000-06:00That's actually not a foundational assumption of m...That's actually not a foundational assumption of most woo, just one made by the individual people who believe in it. For example, some homeopaths think doctors are just misguided, and some might think there is a conspiracy to suppress homeopathy to line the evil doctor's pockets. It is required, and actually is the only thing required, for conspiracy theory, though.King of Ferretshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07893294460892136598noreply@blogger.com