> Yes, a good friend of mine was quite taken in by PizzaGate.
I'm sorry that happened. That's really rough. I've also known some conspiracy theorists.
> Are you familiar with UFO conspiracy theories such as Area 51/Roswell/etc? What is their ideology? How about JFK assassination conspiracy theories, what ideology are they? What is the ideology of the moon landing hoax theory? Or the conspiracy theory (which a taxi driver once tried to convince me of) that the passengers on MH370 were abducted by the CIA?
"You gave me three examples? Well why don't you give me ten more?"
It seems like you're just trying to bury me in questions. Yes I am familiar with some of these, but I don't think this is really a good faith question or that you would be convinced if I provided you with my analysis of them, so I don't see why I should put in the effort.
> Flat Earth
> Antisemitism
So what I said was correct for a large subset of these groups (if we leave the pan-Christian part aside, my argument stands regardless of whether it is Christian or pan-Christian), and there are additional sects of the theory...? Presumably advocating different ideologies (eg you cite literal religious extremists - are you going to tell me that isn't ideological with a straight face?)? That doesn't really impact my argument. (I also just disagree with the analysis of that Wikipedia article, those are not distinct subsets of the Flat Earth community.)
I feel like you're starting to become uncharitable. I'm not really seeing a substantive disagreement here, frankly and meaning no disrespect, I'm seeing a series of nitpicks. So I think this is where I'll have to bow out of the discussion.
I never assumed bad faith on your part, yet here you've done that to me. It isn't kind, and it ignores the explicit statement in the site guidelines [0] to "Assume good faith"
I actually do have a substantive point. I admit I probably could have made it clearer. I'd be happy nice to clarify, but you are telling me you don't want to hear it.
I'm sorry that happened. That's really rough. I've also known some conspiracy theorists.
> Are you familiar with UFO conspiracy theories such as Area 51/Roswell/etc? What is their ideology? How about JFK assassination conspiracy theories, what ideology are they? What is the ideology of the moon landing hoax theory? Or the conspiracy theory (which a taxi driver once tried to convince me of) that the passengers on MH370 were abducted by the CIA?
"You gave me three examples? Well why don't you give me ten more?"
It seems like you're just trying to bury me in questions. Yes I am familiar with some of these, but I don't think this is really a good faith question or that you would be convinced if I provided you with my analysis of them, so I don't see why I should put in the effort.
> Flat Earth
> Antisemitism
So what I said was correct for a large subset of these groups (if we leave the pan-Christian part aside, my argument stands regardless of whether it is Christian or pan-Christian), and there are additional sects of the theory...? Presumably advocating different ideologies (eg you cite literal religious extremists - are you going to tell me that isn't ideological with a straight face?)? That doesn't really impact my argument. (I also just disagree with the analysis of that Wikipedia article, those are not distinct subsets of the Flat Earth community.)
I feel like you're starting to become uncharitable. I'm not really seeing a substantive disagreement here, frankly and meaning no disrespect, I'm seeing a series of nitpicks. So I think this is where I'll have to bow out of the discussion.
Best of luck.