José and Danielle discuss conspiracy theories. Why is it that some, 
otherwise rational, people get hooked into crazy conspiracy theories like 
the anti-vax or flat earth movements? José suggests that perhaps it’s 
because they’re tired of feeling like alienated sheep and want to start 
feeling like heroes in their own lives—and, he adds, we are all susceptible 
to this pitfall.

José and Danielle discuss conspiracy theories. Why is it that some, otherwise rational, people get hooked into crazy conspiracy theories like the anti-vax or flat earth movements? José suggests that perhaps it’s because they’re tired of feeling like alienated sheep and want to start feeling like heroes in their own lives—and, he adds, we are all susceptible to this pitfall.

#50: Of Heroes and (Epistemological) Hostages

Philosophy is sometimes seen as impractical and impenetrable, but on Think Hard, two trained philosophers have accessible and lively conversations about contemporary culture, politics, and society. Each episode, we weave together topics as current as the Black Lives Matter movement, the status of feminism, or the crafter “Etsy economy” with those as timeless as meaning, value, identity, truth, and knowledge

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#50: Of Heroes and (Epistemological) Hostages