Why does uncertainty bother us so much? | Adam Kucharski
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Why do we find it easier to trust some concepts and ideas over others? Mathematician Adam Kucharski explores the science of uncertainty, revealing how the very human need for explanation shapes trust in science, fear of technology and belief in conspiracy theories.
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lol, perfect example of how those actually committing a conspiracy attempt to subtly gaslight the rest of into believing they're only theories with no validity. Here, he brings up chem trails. Beginning by first implying that it is without a doubt just a theory with no validity. Then, purposely misstates the valid premises of the theory (which is that the "chem trials" we take issue with are those that block sunlight and pollute our farmlands with chemicals that destroy the soil, (see pt. 2)